Stacy
A short form of Anastasia, Greek for “resurrection,” and of the man’s name Eustace.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Stacy appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1966 to 1986. Its biggest year was 1971, when 9,117 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 32 nationally. The name has also seen real use for boys: 22,257 of the 186,268 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Stacey (161,732), Stacie (39,317), Staci (25,539), Stacee (1,634), Stacye (521) (total births since 1880)
Explore Stacy interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 | No. 1171 |
| 1900s | 53 | No. 1357 |
| 1910s | 133 | No. 1622 |
| 1920s | 130 | No. 1751 |
| 1930s | 76 | No. 2196 |
| 1940s | 325 | No. 992 |
| 1950s | 4,839 | No. 217 |
| 1960s | 35,526 | No. 53 |
| 1970s | 69,901 | No. 32 |
| 1980s | 36,990 | No. 53 |
| 1990s | 8,840 | No. 173 |
| 2000s | 4,078 | No. 596 |
| 2010s | 2,152 | No. 899 |
| 2020s | 939 | No. 1198 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.