Is Stacy a boy or girl name?
Stacy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 161 girls and 6 boys were named Stacy, so 96.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88.1% of the 186,130 US babies named Stacy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,112
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,395
- Babies named Stacy since 1880
- 186,130
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 10,143 babies
Boys and girls named Stacy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 44 | 29 | 39.7% |
| 1900s | 64 | 53 | 45.3% |
| 1910s | 286 | 133 | 31.7% |
| 1920s | 409 | 130 | 24.1% |
| 1930s | 377 | 76 | 16.8% |
| 1940s | 586 | 327 | 35.8% |
| 1950s | 1,595 | 4,840 | 75.2% |
| 1960s | 8,210 | 35,527 | 81.2% |
| 1970s | 7,258 | 69,901 | 90.6% |
| 1980s | 1,528 | 36,991 | 96% |
| 1990s | 1,104 | 8,839 | 88.9% |
| 2000s | 454 | 4,078 | 90% |
| 2010s | 234 | 2,152 | 90.2% |
| 2020s | 65 | 813 | 92.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,112 | 161 | #1,395 |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,173 | 139 | #1,540 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,402 | 159 | #1,420 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,300 | 162 | #1,368 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,982 | 192 | #1,200 |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,112 | 161 | #1,402 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,505 | 173 | #1,317 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,971 | 172 | #1,352 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,302 | 204 | #1,212 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,972 | 205 | #1,214 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,513 | 205 | #1,194 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,735 | 228 | #1,085 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,111 | 252 | #1,008 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,970 | 258 | #989 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,975 | 294 | #900 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,324 | 341 | #829 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,097 | 408 | #731 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,878 | 421 | #692 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,692 | 423 | #675 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,607 | 426 | #651 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,276 | 431 | #634 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,575 | 400 | #665 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,865 | 386 | #658 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,952 | 417 | #604 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,811 | 425 | #597 |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,592 | 455 | #554 |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,830 | 490 | #517 |
| 1997 | 88 | #1,309 | 532 | #473 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,276 | 605 | #420 |
| 1995 | 104 | #1,124 | 683 | #387 |
| 1994 | 121 | #1,011 | 850 | #320 |
| 1993 | 127 | #956 | 957 | #287 |
| 1992 | 146 | #874 | 1,188 | #232 |
| 1991 | 151 | #850 | 1,409 | #212 |
| 1990 | 156 | #818 | 1,670 | #173 |
| 1989 | 154 | #803 | 1,882 | #152 |
| 1988 | 138 | #808 | 2,273 | #125 |
| 1987 | 144 | #766 | 2,746 | #101 |
| 1986 | 141 | #768 | 3,220 | #87 |
| 1985 | 137 | #760 | 4,109 | #67 |
| 1984 | 148 | #718 | 4,447 | #67 |
| 1983 | 128 | #770 | 4,678 | #61 |
| 1982 | 138 | #754 | 4,099 | #72 |
| 1981 | 167 | #670 | 4,479 | #65 |
| 1980 | 233 | #566 | 5,058 | #53 |
| 1979 | 258 | #530 | 5,708 | #43 |
| 1978 | 344 | #428 | 5,776 | #44 |
| 1977 | 433 | #376 | 6,154 | #42 |
| 1976 | 573 | #306 | 6,524 | #38 |
| 1975 | 782 | #255 | 7,169 | #34 |
| 1974 | 829 | #242 | 6,741 | #38 |
| 1973 | 915 | #230 | 7,339 | #32 |
| 1972 | 914 | #234 | 7,603 | #33 |
| 1971 | 1,027 | #231 | 9,116 | #32 |
| 1970 | 1,183 | #212 | 7,771 | #42 |
| 1969 | 1,493 | #186 | 6,486 | #53 |
| 1968 | 1,737 | #157 | 5,385 | #64 |
| 1967 | 1,658 | #162 | 4,597 | #74 |
| 1966 | 679 | #283 | 3,778 | #91 |
| 1965 | 604 | #307 | 3,204 | #119 |
| 1964 | 533 | #340 | 3,462 | #123 |
| 1963 | 471 | #361 | 3,261 | #129 |
| 1962 | 416 | #398 | 2,227 | #176 |
| 1961 | 323 | #450 | 1,674 | #207 |
| 1960 | 296 | #463 | 1,453 | #222 |
| 1959 | 290 | #469 | 1,479 | #217 |
| 1958 | 239 | #501 | 1,157 | #256 |
| 1957 | 195 | #555 | 680 | #348 |
| 1956 | 165 | #593 | 457 | #427 |
| 1955 | 135 | #643 | 301 | #529 |
| 1954 | 132 | #641 | 278 | #534 |
| 1953 | 115 | #664 | 181 | #668 |
| 1952 | 103 | #692 | 128 | #806 |
| 1951 | 116 | #655 | 108 | #867 |
| 1950 | 105 | #678 | 71 | #1,098 |
| 1949 | 98 | #691 | 84 | #981 |
| 1948 | 67 | #837 | 62 | #1,141 |
| 1947 | 65 | #868 | 52 | #1,268 |
| 1946 | 52 | #932 | 39 | #1,414 |
| 1945 | 60 | #808 | 23 | #1,789 |
| 1944 | 55 | #858 | 21 | #1,911 |
| 1943 | 50 | #950 | 17 | #2,239 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,109 | 9 | #3,408 |
| 1941 | 52 | #886 | 14 | #2,374 |
| 1940 | 48 | #928 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1939 | 43 | #972 | 7 | #3,739 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,025 | 14 | #2,325 |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,093 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1936 | 45 | #922 | 7 | #3,668 |
| 1935 | 45 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,290 | 11 | #2,717 |
| 1933 | 41 | #1,011 | 6 | #4,163 |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,278 | 12 | #2,567 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,213 | 5 | #5,164 |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,211 | 11 | #2,901 |
| 1928 | 44 | #1,054 | 13 | #2,609 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,460 | 7 | #4,228 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,351 | 9 | #3,520 |
| 1925 | 40 | #1,118 | 13 | #2,756 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,089 | 11 | #3,124 |
| 1923 | 39 | #1,154 | 16 | #2,356 |
| 1922 | 51 | #997 | 7 | #4,383 |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,249 | 20 | #2,042 |
| 1920 | 65 | #842 | 23 | #1,806 |
| 1919 | 48 | #986 | 12 | #2,790 |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,076 | 17 | #2,196 |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,359 | 12 | #2,677 |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,040 | 20 | #1,794 |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,080 | 21 | #1,666 |
| 1914 | 32 | #998 | 14 | #1,890 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,104 | 11 | #2,010 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,092 | 10 | #1,966 |
| 1911 | 14 | #921 | 8 | #1,936 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,296 | 8 | #1,911 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,144 | 9 | #1,587 |
| 1908 | 19 | #610 | 10 | #1,426 |
| 1907 | 10 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,396 | 8 | #1,542 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,899 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,051 | 8 | #1,465 |
| 1903 | 9 | #838 | 7 | #1,571 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,913 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,381 |
| 1898 | 9 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,252 | 8 | #1,286 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #896 | 7 | #1,270 |
| 1892 | 8 | #856 | 7 | #1,259 |
| 1891 | 7 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #897 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Stacy reached #157 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #32 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 Stacy
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.