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 [ 2 syll. (s)ta-cy, st-acy ] The boy name Stacy is also used, and more commonly so, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is STEYSiy KEY. Stacy is an English name of Old Greek origin. The first name is derived from the surname, itself from Stace (Middle English), the medieval form of Eustace. The name Stacey (English) is the female form of Stacy. The name Stacey (English) is a variant of Stacy. Stacy is a pet form of the name Eustace (English). Stacy is also a pet form of the name Anastasius (German) in the English language. Stacy is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1968, 0.098% of baby boys were given the name Stacy. It ranked at #157 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is today of very light use. Out of all boy names in its group, Stacy was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Though Stacy is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period from 1903 to 1951 when more boys were given the name. From 1952 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Stacy. In 1993, the name Stacy was given to 8 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Stacy include Stacey (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). A famous person named Stacy is Actor Stacy Keach, born Walter Stacy Keach, Jr, 2 June 1941, Savannah, Georgia. KEY: Pronunciation for Stacy: 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)"   |
