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Stacy

/ˈsteɪsi/ · 88% girls · 140 born in 2025

Stacy has been given to about 186,268 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsteɪsi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 175,171
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Stacy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 10,144
  • Born in 2025140
  • All time186,268

How popular is Stacy?

Its best year was 1971, when 10,144 babies were given the name, ranking 32nd. The typical living American called Stacy is about 52 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Stacy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Staci0.79
  2. Stacey0.74
  3. Tracy0.70
  4. Macy0.70
  5. Lacy0.70
  6. Kacy0.70
  7. Jacy0.70
  8. Stacie0.64

Middle names for Stacy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Stacy Eve0.80
  2. Stacy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Stacy Josephine0.78
  4. Stacy Anne0.78
  5. Stacy Rose0.77
  6. Stacy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Stacy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Heidisister · 0.96
  2. Hollysister · 0.94
  3. Monicasister · 0.93
  4. Troybrother · 0.93
  5. Bradleybrother · 0.87
  6. Brianbrother · 0.87

Where Stacy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. California0.01%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Stacy Anderson0.74
  2. Stacy White0.72
  3. Stacy Reyes0.72
  4. Stacy Nguyen0.72
  5. Stacy Moore0.72
  6. Stacy Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Stacy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Stacy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.