girl's name

Dacey

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 665

Dacey is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 39 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1974.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dacey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dacey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 11
1980s 53
1990s 173
2000s 269
2010s 113
2020s (to 2024) 29

How popular is Dacey?

In 2024, Dacey was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dacey is used

Canada #3,371 5 in 2007
England & Wales #6,910 3 in 2013
United States #16,435 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dacey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dacey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dacey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dacey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dacey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dacey

How popular is the name Dacey?

In 2024, Dacey was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dacey a girl's or a boy's name?

Dacey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dacey?

Dacey has 2 syllables.

When was Dacey most popular?

Dacey peaked in 2002, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.