Recorded 1960–1984 Unisex name Peak 1968 184 births

Stace — boys' name

184 babies named Stace in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1161970s631980s5
1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Stace was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

23 babies were named Stace in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stace

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Stace between 1960 and 1984, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stace currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Stace is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 33 additional births since 1967.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stace performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Stace shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stace in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Stace at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

184

Since 1960

25 years of records

Peak year

1968

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1960

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1984

Stace popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1960

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1968)
23
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 1984197519711968196519621960 7

Stace popularity over time — girls

33 total births recorded since 1967 (Stace as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
4681012 19821971197019681967 5

Stace by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
116 births that decade — 63% of Stace's all-time total
1960s1161970s631980s5

Stace by state

Where Stace concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.3%
California share of Stace's total US births 3.3%

6 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stace?
184 babies have been named Stace since 1960. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1968 with 23 births.
When was Stace most popular?
Stace was most popular in the 1960s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Stace most popular?
The top states for the name Stace are California (6 births).
Is Stace a unisex name?
Yes, Stace is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 184 births, and as a girl's name it has 33 births.
How long has the name Stace been used?
Stace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 25 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Stace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stanley, Stacy, Stacey, Stan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.