Given name & surname
Stacey
“one who shall rise again”·“having an abundance of grapes”
Stacey is a form of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.” Stacey is a form of Eustace. One Greek interpretation is “having an abundance of grapes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Stacey carries the interpretation “one who shall rise again.” In English use, Stacey carries the interpretation “having an abundance of grapes.” Stacey is a form of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.” Stacey is a form of Eustace. One Greek interpretation is “having an abundance of grapes.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Stacey is used as a form of Anastasia. Stacey is used as a form of Eustace.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stacey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161,732
- 13,982 boys · 147,750 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 8,006 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #3,096 for girls · #11,806 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 16% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 53 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,096 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7,482 in 1971. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141,480 as a first name in 2020; 9,266 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.
Stacey’s family of names
Stacey is an affectionate form of Anastasia. In English usage, Stacey has a related form in Stacy. In English usage, Stacey has a related form in Stacie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 23
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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 Stacey
- Stacey AbramsAmerican politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973)
- Stacey DashAmerican actress (born 1967)
- Stacey AugmonAmerican basketball player (born 1968)
- Stacey KentAmerican recording artist; singerborn 1968
- Stacey MilbernAmerican disability rights advocate1987–2020
- Stacey QAmerican singer, dancer and actressborn 1958
- Stacey TravisAmerican actressborn 1966
- Stacey PlaskettAmerican politician (born 1966)
- Stacey CookAmerican alpine skierborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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