girl's name
Stacey
STAY-see
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 172,907
Northern Ireland
#512
2012 births
Stacey is the e-spelling of Stacy, from Eustace or Anastasia. It peaked in the same year as Stacy and has fallen further — 3088th against 1664th — while carrying a slightly higher female share.
- Stacey is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 1971, when 8,006 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Stacey started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Stacey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 77 |
| 1920s | 121 |
| 1930s | 118 |
| 1940s | 488 |
| 1950s | 5,474 |
| 1960s | 44,012 |
| 1970s | 63,448 |
| 1980s | 33,294 |
| 1990s | 9,667 |
| 2000s | 3,207 |
| 2010s | 1,410 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 416 |
What Stacey means
Stacey means fruitful if taken from Eustace, or resurrection if taken from Anastasia. The two parent names are unrelated and both feed the same short form.
Where Stacey comes from
Stacey adds an e to Stacy, and both shorten two unrelated names: Eustace, the Greek Eustakhios, well-built or fruitful, and Anastasia, the Greek for resurrection. The e-spelling became the more usual British form while Stacy stayed the American standard, which is a common division — Tracy and Tracey, Lesley and Leslie split the same way. Both spellings began as boys' names from Eustace and turned female in the twentieth century, and Stacey went slightly further across than Stacy did.
Stacey in use
Stacey peaked in the United States in 1971, the same year as Stacy, when 8,006 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now charts in three of the seven markets we track — 1774th in Canada, 2216th in England and Wales on 13 births and 3088th in the United States on 59 — across 172,907 lifetime births. About 92 percent of recorded births are female, against Stacy's 88, and England and Wales places it above America where Stacy is the stronger spelling.
How popular is Stacey?
In 2025, Stacey was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Stacey is used
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 Stacey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Stacey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Stacey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Stacey in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Stacey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Stacey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Stacey
What does the name Stacey mean?
Fruitful through Eustace, or resurrection through Anastasia.
Is it Stacey or Stacy?
Stacey is the more British spelling and Stacy the American — the same split as Tracey and Tracy.
Which spelling is more female?
Stacey, at 92 percent against Stacy's 88.
How popular is Stacey?
2216th in England and Wales and 3088th in the United States.
Is Stacey a girl's or a boy's name?
Stacey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Stacey?
Stacey has 2 syllables.
Is Stacey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Stacey currently ranks #1,774 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Stacey originally a boys' or girls' name?
Stacey was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.