Starlight vs Stacey

Side-by-side comparison of Starlight and Stacey — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Starlight

Girl name · Rank #15759

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Name B

Stacey

Girl name · Rank #2744

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Metric Starlight Stacey
Current Rank #15759 #2744
Total Births (all years) 40 147,693
Peak Year 2022 1971
Peak Year Births 7 7,482
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Starlight Stacey
1910ss — 20
1920ss — 24
1930ss — 8
1940ss — 293
1950ss — 4,614
1960ss — 38,264
1970ss 6 59,210
1980ss — 32,137
1990ss 5 8,748
2000ss 6 2,870
2010ss 5 1,211
2020ss 18 294

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Starlight Stacey
2014 — 104
2015 5 101
2016 — 120
2017 — 90
2018 — 76
2019 — 76
2020 6 60
2021 — 61
2022 7 63
2023 — 48
2024 5 62

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2024.

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