Lacey

“Habitational name from Lassy, a place in Normandy” — Old French origin

Girl's name · #738 in the US (2025) · 80s

Lacey has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #116 (1984) · 53,774 babies named Lacey all-time · 1 in 4,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 860 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Laceys

Lacey Chabert — American actress
Lacey Sturm — American singer
Lacey Turner — British actress
Lacey Nymeyer — American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Lacey Von Erich — American professional wrestler

In stories & tradition

Lacey Davenport — fictional human
Lacey Lloyd — fictional human
Lacey — Pokémon Scarlet and Violet · The Indigo Disk

What Laceys become

Among 84 notable people named Lacey:

Athletes appear 2.13× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lacey Nymeyer, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder.

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