Given name & surname · also Latin
Lacey
“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace”·“man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”
Lacey is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French) and “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French) and “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Lacey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55,233
- 1,459 boys · 53,774 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 2,420 babies
- 2025
- 370
- #738 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 370 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 738 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 46,058 as a first name in 2020; 17,963 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lacey’s family of names
In English usage, Lacey has a related form in Lacy. Lacey has a related form in Lacy. In English usage, Lacey has a related form in Lacie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lacey
- Lacey ChabertAmerican film actress and producer (born 1982)
- Lacey SturmAmerican singerborn 1981
- Lacey TurnerBritish actressborn 1988
- Lacey NymeyerAmerican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holderborn 1985
- Lacey HearnAmerican Olympic runner (1881–1969)
- Lacey Von ErichAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1986
- Lacey BrownAmerican singerborn 1985
- Leo BakerAmerican skateboarderborn 1991
- Lacey Baldwin SmithAmerican historian (1922–2013)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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