Boys' name · since 1979
Wacey
Wacey has 407 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 407
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wacey is the #3541 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 407 recorded since 1979.
Wacey has 407 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3541 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #8,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,541 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 407 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wacey ranks #8,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,541 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 407 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 407
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Wacey's 407 recorded births place it above 80.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Wacey compares
407 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Wacey's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wacey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 407 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wacey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wacey's full recorded timeline at 1997, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wacey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Wacey popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2025 (Wacey as girls' name)
Wacey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (121 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Wacey's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Wacey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 121 births (30% of all-time use).
Wacey by state
Where Wacey concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 5.4% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 15 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 1.2% |
22 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Wacey's data
- Wacey's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Waceys (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Wacey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Wacey 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.