Starling vs Stacy

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

Name A

Starling

Boy name · Rank #9879

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Name B

Stacy

Girl name · Rank #1392

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Metric Starling Stacy
Current Rank #9879 #1392
Total Births (all years) 987 163,889
Peak Year 1920 1971
Peak Year Births 26 9,116
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1892

Births by Decade

Decade Starling Stacy
1880ss 29 —
1890ss 12 29
1900ss 25 53
1910ss 123 133
1920ss 155 130
1930ss 125 76
1940ss 125 327
1950ss 98 4,840
1960ss 52 35,527
1970ss 57 69,901
1980ss 31 36,991
1990ss 41 8,839
2000ss 36 4,078
2010ss 45 2,152
2020ss 33 813

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Starling Stacy
2014 5 205
2015 9 205
2016 — 204
2017 5 172
2018 8 173
2019 5 161
2020 6 192
2021 6 162
2022 — 159
2023 14 139
2024 7 161

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, 1880–2024.

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