Is Lacey a boy or girl name?
Lacey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 376 girls and 0 boys were named Lacey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.3% of the 54,857 US babies named Lacey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #746
- Babies named Lacey since 1886
- 54,857
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 2,420 babies
Boys and girls named Lacey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 23 | 6 | 20.7% |
| 1910s | 115 | 23 | 16.7% |
| 1920s | 171 | 34 | 16.6% |
| 1930s | 136 | 22 | 13.9% |
| 1940s | 150 | 80 | 34.8% |
| 1950s | 171 | 145 | 45.9% |
| 1960s | 156 | 371 | 70.4% |
| 1970s | 155 | 2,823 | 94.8% |
| 1980s | 203 | 20,773 | 99% |
| 1990s | 113 | 13,852 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 43 | 7,396 | 99.4% |
| 2010s | 11 | 6,066 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 5 | 1,803 | 99.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 376 | #746 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 370 | #762 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 317 | #879 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,253 | 346 | #809 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 394 | #712 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,287 | 446 | #656 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 457 | #651 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 502 | #601 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 638 | #487 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 675 | #480 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 654 | #480 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,565 | 658 | #466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 623 | #494 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 708 | #440 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 705 | #436 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,531 | 740 | #432 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 795 | #407 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,546 | 839 | #390 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 712 | #448 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 696 | #438 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,314 | 714 | #424 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,296 | 812 | #371 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,124 | 602 | #470 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,605 | 693 | #415 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 793 | #371 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,554 | 867 | #346 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,592 | 941 | #322 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,762 | 989 | #290 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,520 | 1,053 | #277 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,452 | 1,210 | #236 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,984 | 1,398 | #209 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,582 | 1,522 | #194 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,290 | 1,754 | #173 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,556 | 2,071 | #145 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,888 | 2,047 | #148 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,162 | 2,076 | #143 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,813 | 2,243 | #129 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,683 | 2,399 | #117 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,361 | 2,266 | #121 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,559 | 2,359 | #124 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,404 | 2,399 | #116 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,178 | 2,383 | #128 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,244 | 2,382 | #125 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,170 | 1,369 | #194 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,679 | 897 | #277 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,710 | 789 | #303 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,618 | 788 | #293 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,734 | 304 | #573 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,381 | 242 | #639 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,500 | 294 | #565 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,741 | 83 | #1,292 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,138 | 94 | #1,162 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,853 | 70 | #1,411 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,906 | 70 | #1,470 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,034 | 89 | #1,253 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,262 | 65 | #1,459 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,996 | 55 | #1,549 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,628 | 31 | #2,147 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,399 | 27 | #2,328 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,702 | 32 | #2,089 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,363 | 25 | #2,506 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,082 | 34 | #2,039 |
| 1962 | 17 | #2,002 | 55 | #1,516 |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,039 | 28 | #2,273 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,079 | 19 | #2,860 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,361 | 18 | #2,817 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,069 | 18 | #2,812 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,440 | 23 | #2,384 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,914 | 12 | #3,589 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,010 | 16 | #2,897 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,931 | 19 | #2,556 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,745 | 16 | #2,749 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,478 | 10 | #3,674 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,574 | 6 | #5,148 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,592 | 7 | #4,528 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,421 | 12 | #3,088 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,787 | 8 | #4,055 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,212 | 13 | #2,982 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,622 | 6 | #4,714 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,195 | 7 | #3,843 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,393 | 10 | #3,046 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,122 | 6 | #4,445 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,211 | 7 | #3,936 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,470 | 5 | #4,737 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,854 | 6 | #4,108 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,834 | 6 | #4,024 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,690 | 5 | #4,544 |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,521 | 6 | #3,981 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,582 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,532 | 5 | #4,908 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,033 | 5 | #5,255 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,136 | 8 | #3,864 |
| 1924 | 17 | #2,007 | 7 | #4,223 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,100 | 7 | #4,238 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,616 | 7 | #4,239 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,046 | 8 | #3,523 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,099 | 7 | #3,738 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,125 | 8 | #3,282 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,692 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,381 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #909 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lacey reached #909 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #116 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lacey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.