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 [ 2 syll. (s)ta-cey, st-ac-ey ] The boy name Stacey is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is STEYSiy KEY. Stacey is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Stacey is a pet form of the name Eustace (English). Stacey is also a pet form of the name Anastasius (German) in the English language. Stacey is also a variant of the name Stacy (English). Stacey is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1968 with 0.060% of baby boys being given the name Stacey. Its ranking then was #215. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is today of irregular use. Among all boy names in its group, Stacey was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Stacey has predominantly been a girl name in the past century. In 1992, Stacey as a girl name outnumbered its use as a boy name by 10 times. Baby names that sound like Stacey include Stacy (English), Saadiq (Arabic), Sextus (English), Stashko (Russian), Stasiek (Polish), Stasik (Russian), Staska (Russian), Stasya (Russian), Sudas (Indian), Sadiku (Swahili), Staas (Frisian), Stas (Russian), Stasio (Polish), and Stig (Scandinavian). KEY: Pronunciation for Stacey: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
