Girls' name · peaked in 1973
Staci name popularity since 1925
25,539 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Staci. Half of them were born in 1977 or earlier, so the typical Staci is about 49 years old in 2026. Staci peaked in 1973 as the #225 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,539
- Named Staci, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Staci in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 25,480 girls · 59 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Staci made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Staci births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1971. Measured as a share of all babies, Staci peaked in 1973.
- Fastest rise: Between 1961 and 1966, Staci became 5.9× more common, from 1 in 17,100 baby girls to 1 in 2,910.
- Steepest fall: Between 1992 and 1997, its share of baby girls fell by 72%, from 1 in 4,200 to 1 in 15,000.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Staci's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Staci.
Decade by decade
Babies named Staci in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 254 | 0 | #3,756 |
| 1960s | 5,078 | 14 | #410 |
| 1970s | 9,692 | 25 | #253 |
| 1980s | 7,050 | 14 | #324 |
| 1990s | 2,800 | 6 | #961 |
| 2000s | 440 | 0 | #4,189 |
| 2010s | 138 | 0 | #12,875 |
| 2020–25 | 28 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
56.5% of babies named Staci from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Staci is most popular
The index compares Staci's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Staci.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.47× | 497 |
| Kansas | 2.36× | 569 |
| Nebraska | 2.04× | 337 |
| Iowa | 1.98× | 594 |
| Oklahoma | 1.96× | 602 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Staci and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Staci (this page) | 25,480 | 1973 |
| Stacy | 163,719 | 1971 |
| Stacey | 147,712 | 1971 |
| Stacie | 39,026 | 1971 |
| Stacee | 1,634 | 1973 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Staci's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Staci.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Staci (1973).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data