Stacee
A feminine name of French origin meaning "resurrection".
Name Census estimates that about 1,481 living Americans carry the first name Stacee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Stacee today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Stacee births was 1973 (75 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Stacee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 231,434 Americans
Peak year
1973
75 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2013 SSA rank
#18,934
Tracked since 1954
Popularity
Stacee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Stacee from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 561 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Stacee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Stacee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Stacees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Stacee, while Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 32 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Stacee
The name Stacee is a variation of the name Stacy, which has its roots in the ancient Greek name Stachys. Stachys was derived from the Greek word "stakhus," meaning "an ear of grain." The name was initially used to refer to someone who had an abundance of grain or was associated with the harvest.
In the early Christian era, Stachys was the name of one of the seventy disciples of Jesus Christ, as mentioned in the Bible's Epistle to the Romans. This connection to the early Christian church helped popularize the name among believers.
The name Stacy emerged as a variant spelling of Stachys during the Middle Ages in Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Stacy was in the 12th century, when it appeared in the "Domesday Book," a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Stacee or its variants. One of the earliest was Stacy Badger (1530-1615), an English landowner and politician who served as a Member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Stacy Markham (1647-1736), an English clergyman and author who wrote several theological works and served as the Archdeacon of Huntingdon.
In the 19th century, Stacy Potts (1799-1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
More recently, Stacy Allison (born 1958) is an American mountaineer who became the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1988.
Stacy Keach (born 1941) is an American actor known for his roles in films such as "Fat City" and television series like "Prison Break" and "Titus."
While the name Stacee has undergone various spellings and variations throughout history, its roots can be traced back to ancient Greece, where it was associated with the concept of abundance and the harvest. Its connection to early Christianity and its appearance in historical records have contributed to its enduring use over the centuries.
People
Stacee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Stacee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Stacee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stacee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,481 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Stacee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 231,434 US residents.
Is Stacee a common name?
We classify Stacee as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,634 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Stacee most popular?
The single biggest year for Stacee was 1973, when 75 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Stacee is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Stacee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Stacee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.