Stacy

What does Stacy mean?

Stacy has two established name-family connections. Its older English surname route leads through medieval Stace to Eustace, a name associated with Greek forms meaning “fruitful” or “stable.” As a familiar form of Anastasia, Stacy carries the separate Greek meaning “resurrection.”

The surname-derived first name was once used mainly for men. Feminine Stacy grew in popularity independently before its association with Anastasia became widespread. That history gives the short name a broader background than a simple shortening of Anastasia alone.

The older names behind Stacy

Eustace developed from two Greek name families that became intertwined: Eustachius, probably connected with Eustachys, “fruitful,” and Eustathius, “well-built” or “stable.” Medieval English Stace helped carry that older name into surnames such as Stacy and Stacey.

Anastasia belongs to a different family, from anastasis, “resurrection,” formed from elements meaning “up” and “standing.” Stacy shares the recognizable middle sound of Anastasia while making it into a two-syllable everyday name. Both histories remain part of its use.

Stacy Keach and acting

Actor Stacy Keach gives the name a prominent masculine association. His screen career includes films such as Fat City and The Long Riders, alongside the detective series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. His full name is Walter Stacy Keach Jr.

Keach also portrayed Ernest Hemingway in the 1988 television production Hemingway. That performance won him a Golden Globe in 1989. The role connects Stacy with a dramatization of a major writer's life, while Mike Hammer supplies the quite different association of a recurring fictional detective.

His career shows the spelling's continued masculine use during a period when it became much more common for American girls. The same first name appeared on male screen credits and among a large generation of female newborns.

Stacy Lewis and golf

Golfer Stacy Lewis supplies a major sporting connection. She won the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011, her first LPGA Tour victory and first major title. A second major followed at the Women's British Open in 2013.

Lewis earned the LPGA's Player of the Year award in 2012 and 2014. In 2014 she also led the money list and won the Vare Trophy for scoring average. Her career extended into team leadership when she captained the victorious United States Solheim Cup team in 2024.

These achievements place Stacy in both individual championship golf and international team competition. They give the name a clear sporting history beyond its older surname and familiar-form origins.

Pronunciation and related spellings

Stacy is pronounced STAY-see, with first-syllable stress. Stacey, Staci, and Stacie are related spellings, while Stace is an established short form. Anastasia is a possible longer form; Eustace belongs to the separate older surname route.

Stacy in the United States

Stacy reached its American girls' peak in 1971, with 9,117 babies and a rank of No. 32. It ranked No. 1,665 in 2025. Its strongest American female generation therefore dates to the early 1970s, although the name has a much older masculine history.

How popular is Stacy?

In 2025, Stacy ranked #1,665 among girls in the United States, with 125 recorded uses. The U.S. birth records first list this spelling for girls in 1892; its largest annual count was 9,117 in 1971. Rankings count each spelling separately. They describe national use, so local familiarity can differ. The popularity chart shows whether the name has remained common, returned after a quieter period, or risen recently.