Stacey
Stacey was the 3096th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 41st with 7,482 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,114 places. More babies were named Stacey in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Stacy) from Eustace (surname) or Anastasia · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,096 girls, down 320 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- 84% girls, 16% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19717,482 babies
- Total since 1880
- 161,732babies recorded
What does the name Stacey mean?
Stacey is a spelling of Stacy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Stacy's meaning and origin.
Stacy has two sources. As an English surname it comes from medieval pet forms of Eustace, Greek Eustachys, which DMNES glosses 'fruitful' (from eu 'good' and stachys 'ear of grain'). As a girls' name it is also a short form of Anastasia, the feminine of Anastasius, from Greek anastasis 'resurrection'. Wiktionary notes it was used for boys and then very commonly for girls in the 1970s.
Εὐστάχυς (Eustachys) (Ancient Greek, “fruitful”)ἀνάστασις (anastasis) (Ancient Greek, “resurrection”)
How sure is this? Well established. Which source applies depends on the bearer.
Related names: Stacey, Eustace, Anastasia, Stasia.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Stacy', 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. 'Eustace', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anastasia', DMNES (Durham University)
Stacey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,096 | #11,806 | 53 | 6 |
| 2020 | #2,776 | #6,248 | 60 | 14 |
| 2010 | #1,435 | #3,796 | 160 | 28 |
| 2000 | #684 | #2,192 | 350 | 46 |
| 1990 | #168 | #874 | 1,735 | 139 |
| 1980 | #74 | #695 | 4,222 | 157 |
| 1970 | #48 | #296 | 7,154 | 689 |
| 1960 | #249 | #502 | 1,228 | 249 |
| 1950 | #977 | #933 | 87 | 55 |
| 1940 | #2,712 | #2,462 | 11 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | #2,064 | — | 15 |
| 1920 | #4,902 | #3,463 | 6 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Stacey, counting every spelling?
Stacey is a spelling of Stacy, a name family that ranked #1,171 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,096 for Stacey on its own. Together these spellings went to 185 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 Stacey?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stacey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Stacey 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stacey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stacey?
About 137,500 people born in the US named Stacey are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 44 and 57. That makes Stacey 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.
Stacey by state
How common Stacey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 46 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 Stacey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stacey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stacey
What does Stacey mean?
Stacey is a spelling of Stacy, which means “from Eustace (surname) or Anastasia” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stacey?
Stacey was the 3096th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 41st with 7,482 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,114 places. More babies were named Stacey in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Stacey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 84% girls, 16% boys given the name Stacey in the US.
Where is Stacey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stacey was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.