Baby Name Popularity Profile

Lacey

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Lacey.

✦ From Lassy 🌍 English, French traditional
National Rank (2025) #738
All-Time Peak Rank #116 Achieved 1984
Total U.S. Births 53,774 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.2% Boy / 99.8% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
First Recorded 1888 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 1980s 2,399 births in 1984
💡 The Lacey Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning From Lassy
Language Origin English, French
Origin Type multiple
Derived from an English surname, which was originally a Norman French habitational name for someone from Lassy, a town in Normandy, France.
Common Nicknames
Lace
Alternative Spellings
Lacie Laci
Pronunciation: LAY-see
Themes & Categories
traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Lacey

According to SSA data, Lacey achieved its highest historical rank of #116 in 1984. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1984 with 2,399 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 45.3%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 87 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Lacey across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Stable
10-Year Shift -45.3% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 2,399 births in 1984
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 39 yrs
Registry Streak 87 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 5
1890s: 0
1900s: 6
1910s: 23
1920s: 34
1930s: 22
1940s: 80
1950s: 145
1960s: 371
1970s: 2,823
1980s: 20,773
1990s: 13,852
2000s: 7,397
2010s: 6,068
2020s: 2,175

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables La-cey
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with L, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #515 1,215 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #383 563 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 192 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 379 1982 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 394 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 1,021 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #864 1,669 1982 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 347 1982 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 1,842 1985 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 1,332 1985 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 278 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 860 1982 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #1153 977 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #691 1,699 1982 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #618 825 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 538 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #734 1,524 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #989 844 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 932 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 95 1985 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 845 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #956 1,776 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #990 1,490 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #750 2,114 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #608 1,074 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #575 1,065 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 254 1986 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #430 986 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1140 4,246 1982 31.4% Decline
South Carolina #856 779 1988 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 267 1982 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #379 984 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 703 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #632 2,134 1987 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 426 1983 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #624 1,291 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #621 1,656 1986 Insufficient historical volume
California #1131 4,345 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #592 947 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #391 2,075 1987 Stable
New Hampshire Unranked 120 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 104 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #728 1,561 1987 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 608 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #594 536 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 44 1993 Insufficient historical volume
New York #773 1,428 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #583 202 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 22 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 15 1984 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 11 1988 Insufficient historical volume

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