Given name & surname
Stacy
“one who shall rise again”·“having an abundance of grapes”
In French use, Stacy is a diminutive of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.” In French use, Stacy is a diminutive of Eustace. One Greek interpretation is “having an abundance of grapes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Stacy is a diminutive of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.” In French use, Stacy is a diminutive of Eustace. One Greek interpretation is “having an abundance of grapes.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Stacy is a diminutive of Anastasia. An origin associated with Anastasia is Greek. In French use, Stacy is a diminutive of Eustace. An origin associated with Eustace is Old French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Stacy is a diminutive of Anastasia. In French usage, Stacy is a diminutive of Eustace.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stacy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 186,268
- 22,257 boys · 164,011 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 10,144 babies
- 2025
- 140
- #1,665 for girls · #6,096 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 125 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,665 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9,117 in 1971. It also appeared in 15 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162,109 as a first name in 2020; 17,920 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.
Stacy’s family of names
In French usage, Stacy is a diminutive of Anastasia. Stacy has a related form in Stacey. In English usage, Stacy has a related form in Staci.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stacy has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Stacy
- FergieAmerican singer, rapper and actressborn 1975
- Stacy DragilaAmerican pole vaulterborn 1971
- Stacy MartinFrench British actressborn 1990
- Stacy KeiblerAmerican professional wrestler, dancer, and model (born 1979)
- Stacy PeraltaAmerican skateboarder, screenwriter, film directorborn 1957
- Stacy EdwardsAmerican actressborn 1965
- Stacy SchiffAmerican authorborn 1961
- Stacy HaidukAmerican actressborn 1968
- Stacy LewisAmerican golferborn 1985
Characters named Stacy: Stacy Warner (House).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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