Unisex name · since 1998
Pacey
Pacey has 718 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
718 babies have been named Pacey since 1998, making it today's #4629 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Pacey recorded 718 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #4629 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,629 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 718 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pacey ranks #6,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,629 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 718 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pacey's 718 recorded births place it above 86.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Pacey compares
718 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Pacey's all-time total is 95% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pacey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 718 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pacey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pacey splits its recorded history at 2012: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pacey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Pacey popularity over time - girls
314 total births recorded since 1998 (Pacey as girls' name)
Pacey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (350 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Pacey's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Pacey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 350 births (49% of all-time use).
How Pacey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pacey's total volume
Pacey by state
Where Pacey concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Pacey's data
- Pacey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (350 total births) through the 2020s (142) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Paceys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pacey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Pacey 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.