Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Pacey isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pacey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,032
- 718 boys · 314 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #4,664 for boys · #11,672 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,664 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 2001. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 804 as a first name in 2020; 486 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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