Stacey

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A few things about Stacey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Stacey

Stacey Kent

American recording artist; singer

Choose Stacey and your child shares a first name with Stacey Kent, an American recording artist; singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Stacey, like who?” Stacey Kent's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 30,303 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Stacey, 53 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Stacey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryStacey first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1973, when it ranked #41. Today it's #3,067, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowStacey was 5.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,189 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 30,303.
• 🍂TrendStacey has slipped 319 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,067. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlStacey is given to both boys and girls: 90% of the 59 babies named Stacey in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningStacey is an English form of Anastasia, which means “resurrection”. Our records link it to English, Greek and Irish roots.

About the name Stacey

Stacey is a girl name of English, Greek and Irish origin meaning “resurrection”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-cey”. US birth records list Stacey for girls from 1915 to 2025, in 94 of those 111 years. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked #41 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,067, with 53 babies.

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