Jacey
Jacey was the 2468th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 722nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (370). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,092 places. More babies were named Jacey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jackie) pet form of Jack or Jacqueline · English, French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,468 girls, down 396 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006370 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,531babies recorded
What does the name Jacey mean?
Jacey is a spelling of Jackie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jackie's meaning and origin.
Jackie is a pet form of Jack (John), and of French Jacques and its relatives, and for girls of Jacqueline, as Wiktionary notes. Jack was a medieval English pet form of John, from Hebrew Yoḥanan 'YHWH is gracious'; Jacqueline is the French feminine of Jacques (James, from Jacob). Jackie Robinson and Jacqueline 'Jackie' Kennedy are famous bearers.
יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan) (Biblical Hebrew, “YHWH is gracious”)יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov) (Biblical Hebrew, “Jacob”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jack, Jacqueline, John, Jacques.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jackie', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'John', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jacob', DMNES (Durham University)
Jacey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,468 | — | 72 | — |
| 2020 | #2,072 | #9,966 | 89 | 7 |
| 2010 | #1,010 | #10,095 | 249 | 7 |
| 2000 | #722 | #6,071 | 322 | 11 |
| 1990 | #1,708 | #4,809 | 86 | 11 |
| 1980 | #2,320 | #4,284 | 42 | 9 |
| 1970 | #6,008 | — | 8 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jacey, counting every spelling?
Jacey is a spelling of Jackie, a name family that ranked #1,163 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,468 for Jacey on its own. Together these spellings went to 187 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie | 86 | #2,163 | 398 |
| Jacey | 72 | #2,468 | 397 |
| Jacy | 14 | #7,642 | 94 |
| Jacee | 10 | #9,726 | 54 |
| Jacky | 5 | #15,865 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jacey?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacey (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jacey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacey?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Jacey are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 28. That makes Jacey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jacey by state
How common Jacey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jacey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacey
What does Jacey mean?
Jacey is a spelling of Jackie, which means “pet form of Jack or Jacqueline” (English, French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jacey?
Jacey was the 2468th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 722nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (370). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,092 places. More babies were named Jacey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jacey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Jacey in the US.
Where is Jacey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacey was most common in Mississippi (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Virginia.