girl's name
Stacy
STAY-see (English)
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 195,054
Stacy comes from Eustace or Anastasia, two unrelated names, and its meanings are correspondingly different — fruitful or resurrection. About 88 percent of recorded births are female, though it began male.
- Stacy is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 1971, when 10,144 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 23,682 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Stacy Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 |
| 1890s | 73 |
| 1900s | 117 |
| 1910s | 419 |
| 1920s | 539 |
| 1930s | 453 |
| 1940s | 911 |
| 1950s | 6,434 |
| 1960s | 43,736 |
| 1970s | 77,160 |
| 1980s | 38,518 |
| 1990s | 9,944 |
| 2000s | 4,532 |
| 2010s | 2,386 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,019 |
What Stacy Means
Stacy means fruitful if taken from Eustace, or resurrection if taken from Anastasia. The two parent names have nothing in common beyond the syllable that survives.
Where Stacy Comes From
Stacy shortens two names that are unrelated. Eustace is the Greek Eustakhios, well-built or fruitful — eu, good, joined to stakhys, an ear of grain. Anastasia is the Greek Anastasia, resurrection, from anastasis, a rising up, and it was borne by the Romanov grand duchess whose supposed survival produced decades of impostors. Stacy takes the middle of one and the end of the other, and English cannot tell which a given family meant. It began as a boys' name from Eustace and turned decisively female in twentieth-century America.
Stacy in Use
Stacy peaked in the United States in 1971, when 10,144 babies were registered, and is falling. It now charts in three markets — 1,664th in the United States on 140 births, 1,696th in Canada and 7,248th in France — across 195,054 lifetime births. About 88 percent of recorded births are female. The variant Stacey, written up separately, holds slightly less volume and is 92 percent female.
How Popular Is Stacy?
In 2025, Stacy was given to 140 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Stacy 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 Stacy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Stacy Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Stacy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Stacy
- English STAY-see /ˈsteɪ.si/
Stacy 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 Stacy
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Stacy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Stacy
What does the name Stacy mean?
Fruitful through Eustace, or resurrection through Anastasia. The two parent names are unrelated.
Was Stacy a boys' name?
Yes, from Eustace. About 88 percent of recorded births are now female.
Is it Stacy or Stacey?
Both are used; Stacy is slightly the larger on record and Stacey slightly more female.
How popular is Stacy?
1,664th in the United States, down from a 1971 peak of 10,144 births.
How many syllables are in Stacy?
Stacy has 2 syllables.
Is Stacy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Stacy currently ranks #1,664 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.