Girls' name · since 1884
Tacy
797 babies named Tacy in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 797
- born since 1884
- 1960s
- peak decade
797 girls have been named Tacy since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tacy has 797 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2016.
- #8,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 797 born since 1884
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tacy ranks #8,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 797 born since 1884, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 797
- born since 1884
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tacy's 797 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tacy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tacy splits its recorded history at 1974: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tacy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2016
- Peak year (1969)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Tacy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (164 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Tacy's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Tacy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
113 births
- 1960s
1960s
164 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 164 births (21% of all-time use).
How Tacy 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 Tacy's total volume
Tacy by state
Where Tacy concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
10 of 797 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tacy's data
- Tacy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tacys (10 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 Tacy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1884–2016 (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 Tacy 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.