Is Pacey a boy or girl name?

Pacey is a unisex name. Of the 1,032 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.4% were girls and 69.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2018, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Pacey

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Pacey was most popular in 2001, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,002 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,032 people named Pacey.

Pacey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pacey’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pacey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pacey is a unisex name — 30.4% of the 1,032 Americans given it were girls and 69.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2018 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 34% girls and 66% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org