Tacey — #15542 US girls' name
305 babies named Tacey in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
25% of everyone ever named Tacey was born in this single decade.
17 babies were named Tacey in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tacey
The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Tacey between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tacey currently holds the #15542 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tacey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tacey 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 305 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.
Tacey at a glance
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Current rank
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Tacey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
Currently ranks #15542 among girls.
305 total births across 75 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 17 births in a single year.
Tacey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 77 births that decade — 25% of Tacey's all-time total
Tacey decade highlights
- Peak decade 77 births
- Runner-up 62 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Tacey's strongest decade
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
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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, 1950–2024 (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.