Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Stace is a diminutive of Stacey.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stace through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 217
- 184 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 425 as a first name in 2020; 336 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.
Stace’s family of names
In English usage, Stace is a diminutive of Stacey. In English usage, Stace has a related form in Stacey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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