Lacey
Lacey was the 738th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 370 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 116th with 2,399 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 260 places. More babies were named Lacey in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Lassy, a place in Normandy · French
Say it LAY-see /ˈleɪsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #738 girls, down 26 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 370girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19842,399 babies
- Total since 1880
- 55,233babies recorded
What does the name Lacey mean?
Lacey is a Norman habitational surname from the place Lassy in Calvados, Normandy, according to Wiktionary. Wiktionary notes it was used for boys mostly in the 19th century and later for girls. It is unrelated to the English word lace. Lacey has been used in the US since the 1880s; for girls it was most common in the 1980s, and for boys in the late 1940s.
Lassy (Norman French, “place name in Calvados”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; the meaning of the place name Lassy is not given.
Related names: Lacy, Laci, Lacie.
See also: French names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lacey' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Lacey popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,459 since 1886.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #738 | 370 |
| 2020 | #712 | 394 |
| 2010 | #437 | 705 |
| 2000 | #371 | 793 |
| 1990 | #148 | 2,047 |
| 1980 | #277 | 897 |
| 1970 | #1,252 | 89 |
| 1960 | #2,860 | 19 |
| 1950 | #4,528 | 7 |
| 1940 | #4,108 | 6 |
| 1930 | #4,908 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lacey, counting every spelling?
Lacey is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #555 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #738 for Lacey on its own. Together these spellings went to 543 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey | 370 | #738 | 1,781 |
| Lacy | 67 | #2,597 | 338 |
| Lacie | 75 | #2,394 | 311 |
| Laci | 26 | #5,044 | 202 |
| Lacee | 5 | #16,233 | 36 |
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 Lacey?
370 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lacey (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lacey 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 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lacey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lacey?
About 52,300 people born in the US named Lacey are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 23 and 41. That makes Lacey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Lacey by state
How common Lacey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.9×), Utah (2.6×), Wisconsin (2.3×), Connecticut (2.1×), Pennsylvania (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oregon, New Jersey, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lacey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lacey, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lacey · Sibling names for Lacey
Questions about the name Lacey
What does Lacey mean?
Lacey means “from Lassy, a place in Normandy” (French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lacey?
Lacey was the 738th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 370 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 116th with 2,399 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 260 places. More babies were named Lacey in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lacey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lacey in the US.
Where is Lacey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lacey was most common in Kentucky (0.63 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Wisconsin.