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Stacy

girl name
Origin
Greek
Syllables
2
Peak era
1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

diminutive of Anastasia, resurrection

The story

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The formal names behind Stacy

Stacy is an established short form of this name.

Anastasia · Greek origin · resurrection

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Stacy peaked in the 1970s.

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Popularity in Brazil

406 people · the #15,428 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 15

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Stacy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 41 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Stacy

Most people given the name Stacy in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Stacy you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Stacy deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Stacy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Stacy fits with your family’s names and surname.

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