Girls' name · since 1955
Stacye
Stacye has 521 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 521
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
521 girls have been named Stacye since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Stacye recorded 521 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1992.
- #11,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 521 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stacye ranks #11,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 521 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 521
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stacye's 521 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Stacye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stacye's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stacye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1992
- Peak year (1970)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1992.
521 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 31 births in a single year.
Stacye by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (215 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Stacye's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Stacye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
215 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 215 births (41% of all-time use).
Stacye decade highlights
- Peak decade 215 births
- Runner-up 193 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Stacye 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 Stacye's total volume
Stacye by state
Where Stacye concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
37 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.1% of nationwide
- California 1.2% of nationwide
- Missouri 1.0% of nationwide
- Tennessee 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Stacye's data
- Stacye's decade-level peak was the 1970s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Stacyes (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Stacye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1955–1992 (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 Stacye 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.
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