Unisex name · since 1952
Kacey
Kacey has 11,961 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,961
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kacey is the #1118 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 11,961 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Kacey recorded 11,961 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #1118 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #1,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,118 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,961 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacey ranks #1,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,118 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,961 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,961
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kacey's 11,961 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kacey compares
11,961 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kacey's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kacey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,961 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 402 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kacey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kacey's full recorded timeline at 1992, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 402 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kacey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 402
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kacey popularity over time - boys
3,304 total births recorded since 1965 (Kacey as boys' name)
Kacey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,158 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Kacey's strongest decade.
3,158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kacey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 1,037
1970s
1,037 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,645 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,158 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,172 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,592 births
- 2020s 1,223
2020s
1,223 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,158 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kacey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kacey's total volume
Kacey by state
Where Kacey concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,260 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,082 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 583 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 540 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 458 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 444 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 389 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 330 | 2.8% |
1,260 of 11,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Kacey appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kacey's data
- Kacey's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (3,158 total births) through the 2020s (1,223) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaceys (1,260 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kacey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kacey 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 August 2026.