Stacy
Stacy was the 1665th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 32nd with 9,117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 451 places. More babies were named Stacy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Eustace (surname) or Anastasia · English, Greek
Say it STAY-see /ˈsteɪsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,665 girls, down 465 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19719,117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 186,268babies recorded
What does the name Stacy mean?
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)
Stacy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,665 | #6,096 | 125 | 15 |
| 2020 | #1,200 | #6,987 | 192 | 12 |
| 2010 | #900 | #3,975 | 294 | 26 |
| 2000 | #597 | #1,811 | 425 | 60 |
| 1990 | #173 | #818 | 1,670 | 156 |
| 1980 | #53 | #566 | 5,057 | 233 |
| 1970 | #42 | #212 | 7,771 | 1,183 |
| 1960 | #222 | #465 | 1,452 | 294 |
| 1950 | #1,098 | #678 | 71 | 105 |
| 1940 | #4,289 | #928 | 6 | 48 |
| 1930 | #5,164 | #1,213 | 5 | 35 |
| 1920 | #1,806 | #842 | 23 | 65 |
| 1910 | #1,911 | #1,296 | 8 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | #1,287 | — | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #897 | — | 6 |
How popular is Stacy, counting every spelling?
Stacy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,171 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,665 for Stacy 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 Stacy?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stacy (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Stacy 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stacy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stacy?
About 152,800 people born in the US named Stacy are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 43 and 56. That makes Stacy 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.
Stacy by state
How common Stacy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.1×), New Jersey (2.0×), Florida (1.8×), New York (1.8×), Virginia (1.6×). In 34 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 Stacy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stacy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Stacy · Sibling names for Stacy
Stacy is also a nickname for Anastasia.
Questions about the name Stacy
What does Stacy mean?
Stacy means “from Eustace (surname) or Anastasia” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stacy?
Stacy was the 1665th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 32nd with 9,117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 451 places. More babies were named Stacy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Stacy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Stacy in the US.
Where is Stacy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stacy was most common in Massachusetts (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Maryland.