Is Stacey a boy or girl name?
Stacey is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 62 girls and 14 boys were named Stacey, so 81.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.4% of the 161,667 US babies named Stacey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,400
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,763
- Babies named Stacey since 1913
- 161,667
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 8,006 babies
Boys and girls named Stacey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 57 | 20 | 26% |
| 1920s | 97 | 24 | 19.8% |
| 1930s | 110 | 8 | 6.8% |
| 1940s | 195 | 293 | 60% |
| 1950s | 858 | 4,614 | 84.3% |
| 1960s | 5,748 | 38,264 | 86.9% |
| 1970s | 4,238 | 59,210 | 93.3% |
| 1980s | 1,156 | 32,137 | 96.5% |
| 1990s | 919 | 8,748 | 90.5% |
| 2000s | 336 | 2,870 | 89.5% |
| 2010s | 198 | 1,211 | 85.9% |
| 2020s | 62 | 294 | 82.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,400 | 62 | #2,763 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,824 | 48 | #3,375 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,828 | 63 | #2,749 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,735 | 61 | #2,814 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,244 | 60 | #2,775 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,313 | 76 | #2,369 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,547 | 76 | #2,401 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,910 | 90 | #2,140 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,284 | 120 | #1,742 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,709 | 101 | #1,981 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,840 | 104 | #1,937 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,361 | 132 | #1,632 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,788 | 184 | #1,295 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,484 | 169 | #1,369 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,796 | 159 | #1,437 |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,073 | 188 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,685 | 242 | #1,082 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,299 | 246 | #1,068 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,083 | 267 | #979 |
| 2005 | 35 | #3,010 | 294 | #862 |
| 2004 | 39 | #2,734 | 296 | #833 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,839 | 329 | #756 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,548 | 314 | #769 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,302 | 344 | #714 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,192 | 350 | #684 |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,820 | 356 | #648 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,764 | 439 | #560 |
| 1997 | 65 | #1,578 | 512 | #487 |
| 1996 | 70 | #1,462 | 583 | #437 |
| 1995 | 79 | #1,326 | 700 | #377 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,177 | 818 | #329 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,126 | 1,003 | #276 |
| 1992 | 121 | #986 | 1,197 | #231 |
| 1991 | 136 | #903 | 1,405 | #213 |
| 1990 | 139 | #874 | 1,735 | #168 |
| 1989 | 126 | #906 | 2,020 | #146 |
| 1988 | 119 | #874 | 2,369 | #119 |
| 1987 | 112 | #889 | 2,709 | #103 |
| 1986 | 100 | #917 | 3,041 | #94 |
| 1985 | 109 | #874 | 3,114 | #89 |
| 1984 | 90 | #929 | 3,649 | #79 |
| 1983 | 118 | #809 | 3,799 | #76 |
| 1982 | 98 | #906 | 3,460 | #85 |
| 1981 | 127 | #774 | 3,754 | #83 |
| 1980 | 157 | #695 | 4,222 | #74 |
| 1979 | 171 | #655 | 4,613 | #60 |
| 1978 | 203 | #592 | 4,998 | #53 |
| 1977 | 199 | #601 | 5,206 | #56 |
| 1976 | 335 | #426 | 5,391 | #51 |
| 1975 | 472 | #356 | 5,930 | #44 |
| 1974 | 535 | #328 | 5,803 | #48 |
| 1973 | 567 | #309 | 6,253 | #41 |
| 1972 | 543 | #328 | 6,380 | #41 |
| 1971 | 524 | #351 | 7,482 | #41 |
| 1970 | 689 | #296 | 7,154 | #48 |
| 1969 | 829 | #252 | 6,616 | #52 |
| 1968 | 1,073 | #215 | 6,149 | #55 |
| 1967 | 1,020 | #219 | 5,118 | #69 |
| 1966 | 559 | #313 | 4,586 | #76 |
| 1965 | 495 | #343 | 4,268 | #84 |
| 1964 | 380 | #413 | 3,361 | #126 |
| 1963 | 431 | #383 | 3,303 | #127 |
| 1962 | 401 | #403 | 2,182 | #178 |
| 1961 | 311 | #458 | 1,453 | #227 |
| 1960 | 249 | #502 | 1,228 | #249 |
| 1959 | 142 | #647 | 1,214 | #251 |
| 1958 | 117 | #694 | 1,039 | #275 |
| 1957 | 110 | #713 | 677 | #349 |
| 1956 | 92 | #777 | 486 | #411 |
| 1955 | 86 | #789 | 376 | #468 |
| 1954 | 73 | #862 | 330 | #485 |
| 1953 | 68 | #874 | 172 | #695 |
| 1952 | 61 | #912 | 131 | #790 |
| 1951 | 54 | #959 | 102 | #907 |
| 1950 | 55 | #933 | 87 | #977 |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,161 | 73 | #1,055 |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,295 | 68 | #1,082 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,780 | 42 | #1,457 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,468 | 27 | #1,766 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,530 | 23 | #1,788 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,183 | 19 | #2,019 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,758 | 14 | #2,542 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,371 | 9 | #3,407 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,322 | 7 | #3,911 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,462 | 11 | #2,712 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,785 | 8 | #3,391 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,593 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,095 | 6 | #4,656 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,885 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,430 | 5 | #5,620 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,822 | 7 | #4,382 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,782 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,463 | 6 | #4,902 |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,846 | 6 | #4,742 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,858 | 9 | #3,483 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,148 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,870 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Stacey reached #215 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #41 in 1971. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Stacey
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.