People with the first name Stacy
162,109
About 1 in 2,045 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Stacy?
Stacy was the #345 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#345
More common than 99.4% of listed first names
Peak year
1971
10,144 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
140
#2,821 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 2,045
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
9.6% male90.4% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Stacy across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Stacy reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1971, with 10,144 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 140 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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