Kacey
Kacey was the 1118th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 211 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 577th with 402 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 190 places. More babies were named Kacey in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,118 girls, up 115 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 211girls
- Girls and boys
- 50% girls, 50% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991402 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,265babies recorded
Kacey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,118 | #1,155 | 211 | 182 |
| 2020 | #1,233 | #1,186 | 185 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,381 | #3,495 | 168 | 31 |
| 2000 | #845 | #1,708 | 263 | 67 |
| 1990 | #651 | #1,404 | 343 | 64 |
| 1980 | #815 | #1,934 | 197 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,605 | #2,573 | 28 | 14 |
| 1960 | #5,410 | — | 7 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kacey, counting every spelling?
Kacey is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,037 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,118 for Kacey on its own. Together these spellings went to 223 girls in 2025.
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 Kacey?
211 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kacey (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kacey 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 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kacey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kacey?
About 11,700 people born in the US named Kacey are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 39. That makes Kacey 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.
Kacey by state
How common Kacey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), Michigan (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), Texas (1.5×). In 28 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 Kacey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kacey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kacey
How popular is the name Kacey?
Kacey was the 1118th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 211 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 577th with 402 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 190 places. More babies were named Kacey in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kacey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 50% girls, 50% boys given the name Kacey in the US.
Where is Kacey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kacey was most common in Georgia (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Maryland.