Given name
Jacy
“resembling the hyacinth”·“God is my salvation”
Jacy is a variant of Jacey. In American use, Jacey carries the interpretation “resembling the hyacinth.” Jacy is a variant of Jace. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jacy is a variant of Jacey. In American use, Jacey carries the interpretation “resembling the hyacinth.” Jacy is a variant of Jace. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jacy is a variant of Jace. An origin associated with Jace is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,172
- 756 boys · 3,416 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 168 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,642 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 22% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,642 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 150 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,693 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.
Jacy’s family of names
Jacy has a related form in Jace. Jacy has a related form in Jacey. In Portuguese usage, Jacy has a related form in Jaci.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jacy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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