Unisex name · since 1892
Stacy
Stacy has 164,011 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 164,011
- born since 1892
- 1970s
- peak decade
164,011 babies have been named Stacy since 1892, making it today's #1654 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stacy has been recorded 164,011 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #1654 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,654 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 164,011 born since 1892
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stacy ranks #240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,654 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 164,011 born since 1892, peaking in the 1970s.
- #240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 164,011
- born since 1892
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stacy's 164,011 recorded births place it above 99.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Stacy compares
164,011 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
Stacy's all-time total is 436x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stacy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164,011 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Stacy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stacy's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 9,117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stacy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 9,117
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Stacy popularity over time - boys
22,257 total births recorded since 1880 (Stacy as boys' name)
Stacy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69,901 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Stacy's strongest decade.
69,901 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Stacy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 29
1890s
29 births
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s 133
1910s
133 births
- 1920s 130
1920s
130 births
- 1930s 76
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 325
1940s
325 births
- 1950s 4,839
1950s
4,839 births
- 1960s
1960s
35,526 births
- 1970s
1970s
69,901 births
- 1980s
1980s
36,990 births
- 1990s 8,840
1990s
8,840 births
- 2000s 4,078
2000s
4,078 births
- 2010s 2,152
2010s
2,152 births
- 2020s 939
2020s
939 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69,901 births (43% of all-time use).
How Stacy 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 Stacy's total volume
Stacy by state
Where Stacy concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,578 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,752 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,933 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 8,033 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 8,016 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7,482 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6,957 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5,122 | 3.1% |
18,578 of 164,011 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Stacy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stacy's data
- Stacy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (69,901 total births); usage has since declined to 939 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stacys (18,578 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stacy: 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 (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Stacy 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.