The first name Lacey

In 2025, 83 girls were named Lacey, making it the 478th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 1,571 births (#36).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lacey with other names.

In 2025, 370 girls born in the United States were named Lacey, the 738th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1984, when 2,399 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lacey Chabert
  American film actress and producer (born 1982)
• Lacey Duvalle
  American pornographic actress, born 1982
• Lacey Sturm
  American singer, born 1981
• Lacey Turner
  British actress, born 1988
• Lacey Hearn
  American Olympic runner (1881–1969)
• Lacey Nymeyer
  American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1985
• Lacey Von Erich
  American professional wrestler, born 1986
• Lacey Brown
  American singer, born 1985
• Lassie Lou Ahern
  American child actress (1920–2018)

How popular is the name Lacey?

In 2025, 83 girls born in England and Wales were named Lacey, ranking 478th. Its peak was 2010, with 1,571 births.

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

Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 55,233 US babies named Lacey since 1880 were girls.

When was Lacey most popular?

1984 in the United States, when 2,399 babies were named Lacey, its highest rank at 116th.

What are other spellings of Lacey?

Lacy, Laci, Lacie and Laceigh.

Is Lacey also a surname?

Yes. Lacey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.