US rank #4347 Boys' name Peak 1990 375 births

Wacey — #4347 US boys' name

375 babies named Wacey in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s1061990s1212000s302010s422020s67
#4347
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Wacey was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

24 babies were named Wacey in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wacey

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Wacey between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wacey currently holds the #4347 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wacey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wacey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Wacey in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wacey 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 375 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.

Wacey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

375

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

1990

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,347

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wacey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
24
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20242019200819981993198819831979 9

Wacey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
121 births that decade — 32% of Wacey's all-time total
1970s91980s1061990s1212000s302010s422020s67

Wacey by state

Where Wacey concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Wacey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 4.3%
#2 New Mexico
15 4.0%
#3 Arizona
10 2.7%
#4 Colorado
5 1.3%
Texas share of Wacey's total US births 4.3%
Even split

16 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wacey?
375 babies have been named Wacey since 1979. It currently ranks #4347 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 24 births.
When was Wacey most popular?
Wacey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Wacey most popular?
The top states for the name Wacey are Texas (16 births), New Mexico (15 births), Arizona (10 births).
How long has the name Wacey been used?
Wacey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wacey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waco, Waclaw. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.