Stacey

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Stacey: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Stacey: Recorded every year since 1973, it reached #15 in 1984, and it stood at #898 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
125times a registrar ranked it
52years from first to last
#15highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for
39names it appears alongside

What stands out in Stacey's record

Ranked every year since 1973, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Appears alongside 39 other names across 7 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 52 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#97
1997	#131
1998	#159
1999	#237
2000	#237
2001	#280
2002	#329
2003	#384
2004	#382
2005	#459
2006	#428
2007	#519
2008	#573
2009	#726
2010	#623
2011	#830
2012	#916
2013	#1324
2014	#1177
2015	#1362
2016	#2120
2017	#1457
2018	#1977
2019	#1703
2020	#1507
2021	#1785
2022	#1621
2023	#2346
2024	#3015

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 41 of the 48 years from 1977 to 2024.

In 2024: #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1973–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #99 among girls in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1973–1996
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Stacey appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 41 ranked years and 1,536 births registered; the earliest is New Zealand · Girls, from 1973.

Stacey across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Stacey's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#220 (1977)	#39 (1990)	#898 (2024)	41 of 48	1,536 (1977–2024)	158 (1990)
England and Wales · Girls	#97 (1996)	#97 (1996)	#3015 (2024)	29 of 29	2,664 (1996–2024)	509 (1996)
New Zealand · Girls	#99 (1973)	#15 (1984)	#97 (1996)	24 of 24	3,037 (1973–1996)	211 (1987)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#66 (1977)	#34 (1985)	#96 (1993)	17 of 17	2,609 (1977–1993)	224 (1985)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#133 (1997)	#133 (1997)	#451 (2012)	12 of 16	94 (1997–2012)	16 (1997)
England and Wales · Boys	#2337 (1997)	#2337 (1997)	#2901 (1998)	2 of 2	7 (1997–1998)	4 (1997)

Stacey by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Stacey in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	71	3 of 10	24
1980s	602	10 of 10	60
1990sbusiest	703	10 of 10	70
2000s	109	10 of 10	11
2010s	48	7 of 10	7
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 70 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1990 and 1991, when recorded births fell by 47, from 158 to 111.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Stacey appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1973 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #15 in New Zealand in 1984.

Stacey's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3015	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2346	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1621	18	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1785	16	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1507	20	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1703	17	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1977	14	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1457	22	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2120	13	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1362	24	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1177	29	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1324	25	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#916	40	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#830	44	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#623	61	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#726	50	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#573	66	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#519	71	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#428	96	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#459	80	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#382	100	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#384	95	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#329	109	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#280	136	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#237	173	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#237	172	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#159	281	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#131	364	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#97	509	High	Verified
1993	New South Wales, Australia	female	#96	89	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#80	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	female	#49	137	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#58	129	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	female	#37	187	Insufficient	Not yet available
1988	New South Wales, Australia	female	#46	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	female	#51	152	Insufficient	Not yet available
1986	New South Wales, Australia	female	#49	162	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New South Wales, Australia	female	#34	224	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	female	#41	183	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	female	#43	181	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	female	#51	155	Insufficient	Not yet available
1981	New South Wales, Australia	female	#54	154	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	female	#46	181	Insufficient	Not yet available
1979	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	151	Insufficient	Not yet available
1978	New South Wales, Australia	female	#60	133	Insufficient	Not yet available
1977	New South Wales, Australia	female	#66	115	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New Zealand	female	#97	48	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	female	#62	69	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#53	90	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#58	85	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	female	#37	127	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	female	#35	138	High	Verified
1990	New Zealand	female	#29	152	High	Verified
1989	New Zealand	female	#23	174	High	Verified
1988	New Zealand	female	#21	183	High	Verified
1987	New Zealand	female	#16	211	High	Verified
1986	New Zealand	female	#20	181	High	Verified
1985	New Zealand	female	#25	163	High	Verified
1984	New Zealand	female	#15	205	High	Verified
1983	New Zealand	female	#21	162	High	Verified
1982	New Zealand	female	#22	151	High	Verified
1981	New Zealand	female	#22	159	High	Verified
1980	New Zealand	female	#36	115	High	Verified
1979	New Zealand	female	#37	125	High	Verified
1978	New Zealand	female	#39	110	High	Verified
1977	New Zealand	female	#38	120	High	Verified
1976	New Zealand	female	#64	81	High	Verified
1975	New Zealand	female	#87	64	High	Verified
1974	New Zealand	female	#98	62	High	Verified
1973	New Zealand	female	#99	62	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#451	3	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#413	3	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#294	5	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#193	9	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#200	8	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#248	5	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#209	7	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#191	8	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#198	7	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#167	10	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#145	13	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#133	16	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#898	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#551	6	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#651	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#751	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#359	13	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#444	10	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	9	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#403	11	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#404	10	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#367	10	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	9	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#317	10	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#279	12	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#312	10	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#225	15	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#251	13	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#177	20	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#179	19	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#107	48	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#105	51	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#96	58	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#86	68	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#78	79	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#67	91	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#61	111	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#39	158	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#61	118	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#85	79	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#79	93	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#95	73	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#104	70	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#137	47	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#160	41	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#230	21	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#206	27	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	33	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#193	29	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#226	21	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#220	21	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1973 and 2024, ranked in 52 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #15, first reached in 1984.

It held a top-100 place in 24 years, 24 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 509 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1977, and 24 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Sriya · #2781, 12y
Sruli · #1675, 13y
Stacie · #446, 22y
Stacy · #178, 41y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Filip · #13, 54y
Kasper · #17, 51y
Marilyn · #19, 49y
Jude · #6, 56y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Daisy · #15, 37y
Maia · #15, 42y
Brooke · #13, 51y
Daithi · #17, 37y

Comparisons involving Stacey

Existing comparison pages where Stacey and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Stacey in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Poppy vs Stacey
In 1996 they stood at #92 and #97 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #8 and #3015.
Poppy · Stacey · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Isabella vs Stacey
In 1996 they stood at #106 and #97 in England and Wales · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2024 they were #11 and #3015.
Isabella · Stacey · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Sophia vs Stacey
In 1996 they stood at #95 and #97 in England and Wales · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2024 they were #13 and #3015.
Sophia · Stacey · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Stacey within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Natalie vs Stacey
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Natalie and Stacey averaged 12.4 places apart, ending at #81 and #97.
Natalie · Stacey · 24 shared years, 1973–1996 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1996 New Zealand ranking
Hayley vs Stacey
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Hayley and Stacey averaged 13.4 places apart, ending at #40 and #97.
Hayley · Stacey · 24 shared years, 1973–1996 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1996 New Zealand ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Stacey and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Renee vs Stacey
In New Zealand · Girls, Renee moved into the top 50 at #20 in 1993 as Stacey fell out of it to #58, having been #37 the year before.
Renee · Stacey · 22 shared years, 1975–1996 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1993 New Zealand ranking
Kylie vs Stacey
In New Zealand · Girls, Stacey moved into the top 50 at #29 in 1990 as Kylie fell out of it to #94, having been #15 the year before.
Kylie · Stacey · 18 shared years, 1973–1990 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Courtney vs Stacey
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Courtney moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1987 as Stacey fell out of it to #51, having been #49 the year before.
Courtney · Stacey · 10 shared years, 1984–1993 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1987 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Pairs involving Stacey measured in New Zealand's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Stacey at its highest position.

Shannon vs Stacey
In New Zealand · Girls, Shannon moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1993 as Stacey fell out of it to #58, having been #37 the year before.
Shannon · Stacey · 21 shared years, 1976–1996 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1993 New Zealand ranking
Brooke vs Stacey
In New Zealand · Girls, Brooke moved into the top 50 at #32 in 1993 as Stacey fell out of it to #58, having been #37 the year before.
Brooke · Stacey · 11 shared years, 1986–1996 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1993 New Zealand ranking
Holly vs Stacey
In New Zealand · Girls, Holly moved into the top 50 at #37 in 1993 as Stacey fell out of it to #58, having been #37 the year before.
Holly · Stacey · 14 shared years, 1983–1996 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1993 New Zealand ranking

New Zealand overview→

Stacey was ranked #15 in New Zealand · Girls in 1984. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Stacey and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Stacey without appearing here.

Stacey moved ahead of

Rachael Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1703 and #1316 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #1507 and #1939.
Sinead Compare
In 2018 they stood at #651 and #178 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2019 that had become #551 and #871.
Kerry Compare
In 2008 they stood at #403 and #291 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #467 and #641.
Jordan Compare
In 2003 they stood at #248 and #147 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #200 and #372.

Moved ahead of Stacey

Paula Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #2504 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #1491.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #1743.
Aisling Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #2504 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #2000.
Barbara Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1621 and #1685 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2346 and #1410.

Moved the opposite way to Stacey

Abigail Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 while Abigail went from #262 to #79.
Anna Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 while Anna went from #72 to #29.
Caoimhe Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 while Caoimhe went from #215 to #31.
Clodagh Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 while Clodagh went from #85 to #42.

Moved the same way as Stacey

Audrey Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 and Audrey from #64 to #898.
Camilla Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 and Camilla from #369 to #556.
Eileen Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 and Eileen from #63 to #372.
Martina Compare
Between 1977 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stacey went from #220 to #898 and Martina from #28 to #412.

What's not yet available

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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1973 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #15 in New Zealand in 1984. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Stacey

Stacey at a glance

What stands out in Stacey's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Stacey across 6 official records

Stacey by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Stacey appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Comparisons involving Stacey

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Stacey

Stacey and the names beside it

Stacey moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Stacey

Moved the opposite way to Stacey

Moved the same way as Stacey

Stacey at a glance

What stands out in Stacey's record

Stacey across 6 official records

Stacey by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Stacey appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Comparisons involving Stacey

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Stacey

Stacey and the names beside it

Stacey moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Stacey

Moved the opposite way to Stacey

Moved the same way as Stacey