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    The first name Stacey

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    An English surname transferred from the given name derived from a medieval diminutive of Eustace.

    Stacey is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 13 girls were named Stacey, making it the 2,138th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 509 births (#97).

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    2,684
    babies named Stacey, 1996–2025
    #2,138
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Stacey at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 53 girls born in the United States were named Stacey, the 3,096th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 7,482 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    161,732
    babies named Stacey since 1880
    #3,096
    rank in 2025
    1971
    peak year

    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.

    Stacey in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Стейси
    Stejsi
    Bulgarian

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Stacey

    • Stace

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Stacey

    21 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Stacey Abrams
      American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973)
    • Stacey Dash
      American actress (born 1967)
    • Stacey Augmon
      American basketball player (born 1968)
    • Stacey Kent
      American recording artist; singer, born 1968
    • Stacey King
      American basketball player and announcer (1967–2026)
    • Stacey Milbern
      American disability rights advocate, 1987–2020
    • Stacey Travis
      American actress, born 1966
    • Stacey Plaskett
      American politician (born 1966)
    • Stacey Cunningham
      67th president of the New York Stock Exchange, born 1974
    • Stacey Cook
      American alpine skier, born 1984
    • Stacey Nelkin
      American actress, born 1959
    • Stacey Sher
      American film producer, born 1962

    Questions

    How popular is the name Stacey?
    In 2025, 13 girls born in England and Wales were named Stacey, ranking 2,138th. Its peak was 1996, with 509 births.
    What are nicknames for Stacey?
    Common nicknames for Stacey include Stace.
    Is Stacey a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 161,732 US babies named Stacey since 1880, 91% were girls and 9% boys.
    When was Stacey most popular?
    1971 in the United States, when 7,482 babies were named Stacey, its highest rank at 41st.
    What are other spellings of Stacey?
    Stacy, Staci and Stacie.
    Is Stacey also a surname?
    Yes. Stacey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.