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Stacey

“Variant of Eustace — fruitful or steadfast (merges two Greek names, Eustachys and Eustathios)” — Ancient Greek (via Eustace) origin

Girl's name · #3096 in the US (2025) · Retro

Stacey reached #41 in 1971 and has faded to #3096 since. About 148,000 girls have carried it since 1915. Stace is a short form of Stacey. Together with its spelling variant Stacy (#1665), Stacey would rank around #1258 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Stacy and Stacey.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Staceys

• Stacey Abrams — American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973)
• Stacey Dash — American actress (born 1967)
• Stacey Kent — American recording artist; singer
• Stacey Milbern — American disability rights advocate
• Stacey Travis — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Stacey Sutton — A View to a Kill
• Stacey Slater — EastEnders
• Stacey Ehrmantraut — Better Call Saul · Breaking Bad

What Staceys become

Among 365 notable people named Stacey:

Sports figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Stacey Cook, American alpine skier.

Similar names: Stacy · Gina · Star · Tracy · Sandy · Jackie

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