Given name
Jacey
“resembling the hyacinth”·“God is my salvation”
Jacey is a form of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.” Jacey is a variant of Jace. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Jacey carries the interpretation “resembling the hyacinth.” Jacey is a form of Jacinda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the hyacinth.” Jacey is a variant of Jace. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Jacey is used as a form of Jacinda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,531
- 487 boys · 8,044 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 389 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,468 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 6% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,468 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 370 in 2006. In 2025, North Carolina and Virginia shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,220 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jacey’s family of names
Jacey has a related form in Jace. Jacey has a related form in Jaycee. Jacey is a form of Jacinda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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