Unisex name · since 1915
Stacey
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 147,750 babies named Stacey, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,072 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 147,750
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stacey currently ranks #3072 among unisex names in America, with 147,750 babies recorded since 1915.
Stacey has 147,750 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3072 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,072 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 147,750 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stacey ranks #272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,072 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 147,750 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,072 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 147,750
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stacey's 147,750 recorded births place it above 99.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Stacey compares
147,750 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Stacey's all-time total is 393x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stacey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 147,750 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,482 | 21 | 19,840 |
Stacey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stacey splits its recorded history at 1979: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 7,482 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stacey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 7,482
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Stacey popularity over time - boys
13,982 total births recorded since 1913 (Stacey as boys' name)
Stacey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (59,210 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Stacey's strongest decade.
59,210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Stacey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 293
1940s
293 births
- 1950s 4,615
1950s
4,615 births
- 1960s
1960s
38,263 births
- 1970s
1970s
59,210 births
- 1980s
1980s
32,138 births
- 1990s 8,748
1990s
8,748 births
- 2000s 2,871
2000s
2,871 births
- 2010s 1,212
2010s
1,212 births
- 2020s 348
2020s
348 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 59,210 births (40% of all-time use).
How Stacey 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 Stacey's total volume
Stacey by state
Where Stacey concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,626 | 9.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 13,320 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 9,095 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 7,953 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 7,336 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 7,313 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6,901 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 4,843 | 3.3% |
14,626 of 147,750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Stacey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stacey's data
- Stacey's decade-level peak was the 1970s (59,210 total births); usage has since declined to 348 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Staceys (14,626 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stacey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Stacey 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.