Girls' name · since 1888
Lacey
Lacey has 53,774 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #739 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,774
- born since 1888
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lacey currently ranks #739 among girls' names in America, with 53,774 babies recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Lacey recorded 53,774 times among girls since 1888, holding rank #739 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #739 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53,774 born since 1888
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacey ranks #558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #739 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53,774 born since 1888, peaking in the 1980s.
- #558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #739 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,774
- born since 1888
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lacey's 53,774 recorded births place it above 99.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lacey compares
53,774 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Lacey's all-time total is 143x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lacey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53,774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,399 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lacey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lacey splits its recorded history at 1976: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 2,399 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lacey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 2,399
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Lacey popularity over time - boys
1,459 total births recorded since 1886 (Lacey as boys' name)
Lacey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20,773 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Lacey's strongest decade.
20,773 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lacey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 80
1940s
80 births
- 1950s 145
1950s
145 births
- 1960s 371
1960s
371 births
- 1970s 2,823
1970s
2,823 births
- 1980s
1980s
20,773 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,852 births
- 2000s 7,397
2000s
7,397 births
- 2010s 6,068
2010s
6,068 births
- 2020s 2,175
2020s
2,175 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20,773 births (39% of all-time use).
How Lacey 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 Lacey's total volume
Lacey by state
Where Lacey concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,345 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,246 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,134 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,114 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,075 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,842 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,776 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 1,699 | 3.2% |
4,345 of 53,774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lacey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lacey's data
- Lacey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20,773 total births); usage has since declined to 2,175 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laceys (4,345 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lacey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Lacey 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.