Stacy

Stacy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “resurrection”
Origin: Greek
Say it: STAY-see · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (88% of all uses)

Originally a short form of Eustace or Anastasia/Stacey-family names in English usage. In modern use it is commonly treated as a variant of Stacey, linked to Anastasia.

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How popular is Stacy?

202450.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Stacy in 2024167

2024 rank#1,392 girls

Peak year1971

Total US babies since 1880186,130

Stacy is steady now but far below its 1971 peak.

Names like Stacy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Staceyresurrection · Greek
Stacieresurrection · Greek
Staciresurrection · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek

Stacy questions

What does the name Stacy mean?

Stacy means "resurrection". It comes from Greek. Originally a short form of Eustace or Anastasia/Stacey-family names in English usage. In modern use it is commonly treated as a variant of Stacey, linked to Anastasia.

Is Stacy a boy or girl name?

Stacy is mainly a girl's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Stacy?

167 US babies were named Stacy in 2024. Its peak year was 1971.

How do you pronounce Stacy?

Stacy is usually pronounced STAY-see.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.