girl's name

Treacy

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 173

Ireland

#500

1991 births

Treacy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1977 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 Ireland in 1980, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1970.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Treacy over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1970s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.

50
'70 '80 '90
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Births named Treacy by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1970s 50
1980s 41
1990s (to 1991) 4

How popular is Treacy?

In 1991, Treacy was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #500 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Treacy is used

Ireland #500 4 in 1991
United States #10,885 5 in 1977

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.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Treacy

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

Parents who like Treacy also like

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

Sibling names for Treacy

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

Common questions about Treacy

How popular is the name Treacy?

In 1991, Treacy was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #500 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Treacy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Treacy?

Treacy has 2 syllables.

When was Treacy most popular?

Treacy peaked in 1980, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.