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
Census
Stacee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,554 people with the first name Stacee, which placed it at #9,103 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,103
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,554 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Stacee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Stacee is White at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Black (17.2%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Stacee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Stacee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.3% · 1,093
- Black or African American17.2% · 268
- Two or more races4.8% · 75
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 73
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 22
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.
How common was Stacee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,554 people with the name Stacee, or 0.51 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,103 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Stacee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Stacee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Stacee leans strongly female. 1,514 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 38 male bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Stacee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Stacee is White at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Black (17.2%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Stacee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Stacee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.3% (1,093 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Stacee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Stacee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Stacee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Stacee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Stacee?
Want to know how many Americans are named Stacee? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.