Lacey is an established girls' name that peaked in 1984 and has since faded.
Lacey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #738 for girl births in the United States (and #1,455 across all names), given to 370 babies. Lacey was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1984 (2,399 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 370 | 370 | #738 | — |
| 2024 | 378 | 378 | #746 | — |
| 2023 | 370 | 370 | #763 | — |
| 2022 | 317 | 317 | #879 | — |
| 2021 | 351 | 351 | #809 | #13,258 |
| 2020 | 394 | 394 | #712 | — |
| 2019 | 451 | 451 | #656 | #13,295 |
| 2018 | 457 | 457 | #651 | — |
| 2017 | 502 | 502 | #601 | — |
| 2016 | 638 | 638 | #487 | — |
| 2015 | 676 | 676 | #478 | — |
| 2014 | 655 | 655 | #480 | — |
| 2013 | 664 | 664 | #466 | #11,566 |
| 2012 | 623 | 623 | #494 | — |
| 2011 | 708 | 708 | #440 | — |
| 2010 | 705 | 705 | #437 | — |
| 2009 | 747 | 747 | #432 | #10,531 |
| 2008 | 795 | 795 | #407 | — |
| 2007 | 844 | 844 | #390 | #13,547 |
| 2006 | 712 | 712 | #448 | — |
| 2005 | 696 | 696 | #438 | — |
| 2004 | 724 | 724 | #424 | #7,316 |
| 2003 | 821 | 821 | #371 | #8,297 |
| 2002 | 610 | 610 | #470 | #8,126 |
| 2001 | 698 | 698 | #415 | #11,606 |
| 2000 | 793 | 793 | #371 | — |
| 1999 | 875 | 875 | #346 | #7,555 |
| 1998 | 946 | 946 | #322 | #10,592 |
| 1997 | 996 | — | #290 | #7,761 |
| 1996 | 1,067 | — | #277 | #4,521 |
| 1995 | 1,217 | — | #236 | #7,453 |
| 1994 | 1,410 | — | #209 | #4,985 |
| 1993 | 1,530 | — | #194 | #6,583 |
| 1992 | 1,774 | — | #173 | #3,290 |
| 1991 | 2,088 | — | #145 | #3,557 |
| 1990 | 2,062 | — | #148 | #3,888 |
| 1989 | 2,095 | — | #143 | #3,162 |
| 1988 | 2,263 | — | #129 | #2,813 |
| 1987 | 2,419 | — | #117 | #2,683 |
| 1986 | 2,280 | — | #121 | #3,361 |
| 1985 | 2,379 | — | #124 | #2,559 |
| 1984 | 2,420 | — | #116 | #2,404 |
| 1983 | 2,407 | — | #128 | #2,178 |
| 1982 | 2,405 | — | #125 | #2,245 |
| 1981 | 1,393 | — | #194 | #2,169 |
| 1980 | 915 | — | #277 | #2,678 |
| 1979 | 801 | — | #303 | #3,711 |
| 1978 | 804 | — | #293 | #2,618 |
| 1977 | 315 | — | #573 | #3,495 |
| 1976 | 261 | — | #639 | #2,381 |
| 1975 | 311 | — | #565 | #2,499 |
| 1974 | 97 | — | #1,292 | #2,741 |
| 1973 | 105 | — | #1,162 | #3,137 |
| 1972 | 94 | — | #1,411 | #1,853 |
| 1971 | 82 | — | #1,470 | #2,906 |
| 1970 | 109 | — | #1,252 | #2,033 |
| 1969 | 80 | — | #1,459 | #2,263 |
| 1968 | 72 | — | #1,549 | #1,998 |
| 1967 | 54 | — | #2,148 | #1,628 |
| 1966 | 39 | — | #2,328 | #2,399 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #2,089 | #2,703 |
| 1964 | 38 | — | #2,506 | #2,363 |
| 1963 | 50 | — | #2,039 | #2,082 |
| 1962 | 72 | — | #1,517 | #2,002 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | #2,273 | #2,040 |
| 1960 | 35 | — | #2,860 | #2,080 |
| 1959 | 31 | — | #2,817 | #2,360 |
| 1958 | 34 | — | #2,811 | #2,069 |
| 1957 | 34 | — | #2,384 | #2,568 |
| 1956 | 31 | — | #3,589 | #1,863 |
| 1955 | 32 | — | #2,897 | #2,010 |
| 1954 | 36 | — | #2,557 | #1,930 |
| 1953 | 36 | — | #2,750 | #1,746 |
| 1952 | 37 | — | #3,674 | #1,477 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | #5,147 | #2,574 |
| 1950 | 29 | — | #4,528 | #1,592 |
| 1949 | 39 | — | #3,088 | #1,421 |
| 1948 | 26 | — | #4,056 | #1,787 |
| 1947 | 26 | — | #2,982 | #2,212 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #4,714 | #2,622 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #3,843 | #2,195 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #3,046 | #2,393 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #4,445 | #2,122 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | #3,936 | #2,211 |
| 1941 | 27 | — | #4,736 | #1,470 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | #4,108 | #1,853 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #4,024 | #1,834 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,136 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,589 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #4,544 | #1,690 |
| 1935 | 23 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | — | #1,757 |
| 1933 | 27 | — | #3,981 | #1,521 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,582 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,068 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #4,908 | #2,532 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | — | #1,936 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | — | #1,992 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | #5,255 | #2,033 |
| 1925 | 23 | — | #3,864 | #2,136 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | #4,223 | #2,007 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | — | #1,790 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #4,239 | #2,100 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | #4,239 | #1,616 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | — | #2,682 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,731 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #2,998 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | #3,523 | #2,046 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | #3,738 | #2,099 |
| 1915 | 21 | — | #3,282 | #2,124 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,197 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,883 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,151 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,692 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,244 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,381 | — |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #909 |