Total births
207
Unisex name · since 1974
Cacey
Cacey has 207 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 207
- total births
- 1974–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
207 girls have been named Cacey since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cacey has 207 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2018.
- 207 total births
- 1974–2018 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
207 girls have been named Cacey since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.
- 207
- total births
- 1974–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Cacey was born in this single decade.
1995
Single peak year
13 babies were named Cacey in 1995 - its busiest year on record.
Cacey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cacey splits its recorded history at 1993: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cacey at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1995
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Cacey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2018
- Peak year (1995)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Cacey popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1985 (Cacey as boys' name)
Cacey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Cacey's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cacey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cacey? ▼
Cacey has been given to 207 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 13 babies were born in 1995, its single highest year.
When was Cacey most popular? ▼
Cacey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Cacey a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Cacey is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 207 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Cacey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cacey since 1974 -- 45 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Cacey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cache, Cachet, Caci, Cacie, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Cacey's data
- Cacey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cacey
Nearby Names Like Cacey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cacey
Cache Girl
475 births
Cachet Girl
285 births
Caci Girl
116 births
Cacie Girl
80 births
Cacy Girl
52 births
Compare Cacey side by side: Cacey vs Cache Cacey vs Cachet Cacey vs Caci
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cacey: Baby Name Since 1974 - 207 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cacey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cacey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.