Girls' name · since 1950
Staci
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 25,480 babies named Staci, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25,480
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
25,480 girls have been named Staci since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Staci has 25,480 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1950 to 2024.
- #916 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25,480 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Staci ranks #916 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25,480 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25,480
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Staci's 25,480 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Staci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Staci splits its recorded history at 1987: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 1,179 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Staci popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 1,179
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Staci popularity over time - boys
59 total births recorded since 1968 (Staci as boys' name)
Staci by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (9,692 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Staci's strongest decade.
9,692 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Staci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 254
1950s
254 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,078 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,692 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,050 births
- 1990s 2,800
1990s
2,800 births
- 2000s 440
2000s
440 births
- 2010s 138
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 9,692 births (38% of all-time use).
How Staci 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 Staci's total volume
Staci by state
Where Staci concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,501 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,262 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,410 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,128 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,042 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,010 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 997 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 847 | 3.3% |
2,501 of 25,480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Staci appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Staci's data
- Staci's decade-level peak was the 1970s (9,692 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stacis (2,501 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Staci: 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 (~74 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, 1950–2024 (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 Staci 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.