Lacey
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning from lacusCius, estate of Lacy; fine or sheer fabric.
How Lacey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #480 |
| 2016 | #488 |
| 2017 | #599 |
| 2018 | #650 |
| 2019 | #659 |
| 2020 | #713 |
| 2021 | #808 |
| 2022 | #875 |
| 2023 | #759 |
| 2024 | #746 |
| 2025 | #738 |
Lacey by the numbers
In 2025, 83 babies in England and Wales were named Lacey. In the US, 500 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 2,399 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 780 American girls born that year was called Lacey.
Names that come from Lacey
Forms of Lacey in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lacey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Laneyfrom the lane; a form of Lane437 in the US (2017)
- Lacyfrom Lacy, a Norman place name107 in the US (2017)
- Lacefrom the Old English for snare or noose12 in the US (2017)
- Luceylight; a form of Lucy6 in the US (2017)
- Lacee16 in the US (2017)
- Laineybright, shining one; from Elaine219 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lacey
Names that are said the same way as Lacey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Laycee19 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lacey
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