Lacey

#738 for girls in 2025, 370 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 97.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 2,399 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
53,774
since 1888

Lacey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lacey has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #116, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#738370
2024#744378
2023#759370
2022#877317
2021#806346#12,1465
2020#712394
2019#656446#12,1455
2018#651457
2017#601502
2016#487638
2015#478676
2014#480655
2013#466658#10,7286
2012#493623
2011#440708
2010#436705
2009#432740#9,8647
2008#407795
2007#390839#12,3675
2006#448712
2005#438696
2004#424714#6,97610
2003#371813#7,8318
2002#470602#7,6438
2001#415693#10,5565
2000#371793
1999#345867#7,1398
1998#321941#9,6315
1997#290989#7,2817
1996#2771,053#4,39614
1995#2361,210#6,9927
1994#2091,398#4,80312
1993#1921,522#6,2288
1992#1731,754#3,22020
1991#1452,071#3,46217
1990#1482,047#3,77915
1989#1432,076#3,09419
1988#1292,243#2,76520
1987#1172,399#2,64120
1986#1212,266#3,26814
1985#1242,359#2,50420
1984#1162,399#2,36421
1983#1282,383#2,14024
1982#1242,382#2,20723
1981#1941,369#2,13824
1980#277897#2,61718
1979#303790#3,56911
1978#293787#2,56817
1977#573304#3,38611
1976#637242#2,32919
1975#565294#2,45017
1974#1,28483#2,67414
1973#1,16094#3,01311
1972#1,40470#1,81924
1971#1,46770#2,81312
1970#1,24789#1,98920
1969#1,45365#2,21715
1968#1,53955#1,96217
1967#2,11731#1,60923
1966#2,30827#2,32712
1965#2,06432#2,61710
1964#2,47525#2,31013
1963#2,01534#2,04416
1962#1,51155#1,96217
1961#2,25028#1,99717
1960#2,82019#2,04216
1959#2,76018#2,29513
1958#2,75518#2,02616
1957#2,34723#2,49411
1956#3,49312#1,82119
1955#2,83916#1,97916
1954#2,51919#1,88717
1953#2,69916#1,70920
1952#3,55210#1,46127
1951#4,8336#2,49510
1950#4,3157#1,57222
1949#2,99912#1,40927
1948#3,8838#1,75818
1947#2,89813#2,16913
1946#4,4176#2,5349
1945#3,6767#2,13111
1944#2,94610#2,30910
1943#4,1966#2,07413
1942#3,7387#2,14512
1941#4,4205#1,44622
1940#3,8636#1,80215
1939#3,7826#1,79515
1938#2,08412
1937#2,4799
1936#4,1815#1,63917
1935#1,42223
1934#1,72517
1933#3,7536#1,49821
1932#3,3616
1931#3,7635
1930#4,5505#2,44411
1929#1,73119
1928#1,90217
1927#1,95917
1926#4,8515#1,98116
1925#3,6648#2,08915
1924#4,0027#1,96417
1923#1,75320
1922#4,0117#2,04016
1921#4,0237#1,58823
1920#2,60211
1919#1,69520
1918#2,8829
1917#3,3448#1,98615
1916#3,5527#2,04314
1915#3,1348#2,07013
1914#2,10110
1913#1,80310
1912#1,22315
1911#1,1909
1910
1909
1908
1907#1,0947
1906
1905
1904
1903#1,5926
1902#1,1375
1901#1,0585
1900#1,1626
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888#1,2765
1887
1886#8456
1885
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1880
First appearance
1888

The first year at least five girls were named Lacey! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1902, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lacey is popular in 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedAKMaine: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 725 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedNHWashington: #277 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsWAIdaho: #251 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 912 girlsIDMontana: #113 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 363 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #449 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,591 girlsMNIllinois: #476 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsILWisconsin: #348 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsWIMichigan: #408 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,338 girlsMINew York: #616 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,634 girlsNYMassachusetts: #409 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedRIOregon: #618 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsORNevada: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #112 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 355 girlsSDIowa: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,959 girlsIAIndiana: #301 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsINOhio: #294 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsOHPennsylvania: #248 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsPANew Jersey: #620 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,836 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #633 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 3,908 girlsCAUtah: #342 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #667 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,604 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #243 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsMOKentucky: #223 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsKYWest Virginia: #253 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsVAMaryland: #236 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedDEArizona: #533 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,594 girlsAZNew Mexico: #253 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 902 girlsNMKansas: #245 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 976 girlsKSArkansas: #215 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 851 girlsARTennessee: #260 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #277 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #505 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lacey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #369 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsOKLouisiana: #213 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 944 girlsLAMississippi: #202 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 824 girlsMSAlabama: #200 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 935 girlsALGeorgia: #343 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsGAHawaii: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 705 girlsHITexas: #487 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsTXFlorida: #322 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#112 · 1 in 355
  2. Montana#113 · 1 in 363
  3. Maine#185 · 1 in 725
  4. Alabama#200 · 1 in 935
  5. Mississippi#202 · 1 in 824

Best ever in a state: #27 in Wyoming, 1987.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#11291 in 355
Montana#11381 in 363
Maine#18561 in 725
Alabama#200211 in 935
Mississippi#202141 in 824
Louisiana#213221 in 944
Arkansas#215141 in 851
Kentucky#223191 in 1,037
Hawaii#23051 in 705
Maryland#236221 in 1,102
Missouri#243241 in 1,186
Kansas#245141 in 976
Pennsylvania#248431 in 1,314
Idaho#25171 in 912
New Mexico#25391 in 902
West Virginia#25371 in 1,031
Tennessee#260241 in 1,267
Virginia#261291 in 1,243
North Carolina#277331 in 1,318
Washington#277241 in 1,202
Ohio#294361 in 1,619
Indiana#301221 in 1,473
Florida#322491 in 1,629
Utah#342121 in 1,505
Georgia#343291 in 1,715
Wisconsin#348141 in 1,795
Oklahoma#369101 in 1,664
Iowa#38371 in 1,959
Michigan#408211 in 2,338
Massachusetts#409131 in 2,323
Minnesota#449101 in 2,591
Nevada#47351 in 2,068
Illinois#476261 in 2,665
Texas#487591 in 2,679
South Carolina#50571 in 2,422
Arizona#533131 in 2,594
New York#616271 in 3,634
Oregon#61851 in 3,246
New Jersey#620111 in 3,836
California#633581 in 3,908
Colorado#66771 in 3,604
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lacey
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#744#738)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#712#738)
  • 260 spots since 2015 (#478#738)
  • Biggest jump: 719 spots in 1975 (#1,284#565)
  • Biggest drop: 114 spots in 2017 (#487#601)
Rise & fade · girls
96 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1984 at #116 (2,399 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1975–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 701
  • Highest: 1 in 701 girls born in 1983 were named Lacey (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,344 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #116 in 1984, was only 1 in 702 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 38.6% of all girls named Lacey (20,773) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,276 (1888)#1,276
1890s0
1900s6#1,592 (1903)#1,592
1910s23#3,134 (1915)#3,343
1920s34#3,664 (1925)#4,110
1930s22#3,753 (1933)#4,067
1940s80#2,898 (1947)#3,704
1950s145#2,347 (1957)#3,211
1960s371#1,453 (1969)#2,055
1970s2,823#293 (1978)#893
1980s20,773#116 (1984)#147
1990s13,852#145 (1991)#234
2000s7,397#371 (2003)#417
2010s6,068#436 (2010)#519
2020s2,175#712 (2020)#773

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lacey in 2003

girls
#371
813 births · 1 in 2,247 girls
boys
#7,831
8 births · 1 in 246,919 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #371Lacey813

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #7,831Lacey8
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 2,247 of them was named Lacey, which outranked 98.0% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacey
  1. #368Sasha827
  2. #369Jayda826
  3. #370Alexus814
  4. #371Lacey813
  5. #372Lisa811
  6. #373Aurora810
  7. #373Georgia810
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. 1,689Laci#2,126#437
  2. 1,528Karyme#2,467#939
  3. 1,500Roselyn#2,467#967
  4. 1,326Kaydence#2,310#984
  5. 1,170Sherlyn#2,081#911
Fallers
  1. 481Odalys#951#1,432
  2. 400Kari#975#1,375
  3. 334Litzy#501#835
  4. 289Alysha#960#1,249
  5. 252Roxana#861#1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 246,919 of them was named Lacey, which outranked 38.6% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lacey
  1. #7,245Zyheim9
  2. #7,245Zyhir9
  3. #7,245Zyshawn9
  4. #7,831Lacey8
  5. #7,831Aadyn8
  6. #7,831Aarnav8
  7. #7,831Aashish8
  8. #8,643Aaric7
  9. #8,643Aarick7
  10. #8,643Aarion7

Tied with 811 names at #7,831; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. 790Maddox#1,372#582
  2. 762Jahir#1,571#809
  3. 519Yair#1,236#717
  4. 450Jamarion#1,094#644
  5. 413Aydan#1,154#741
Fallers
  1. 819Lisandro#898#1,717
  2. 621Shemar#970#1,591
  3. 362Jaheem#891#1,253
  4. 337Keandre#998#1,335
  5. 334Savion#568#902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003