How Many People Are Named Pacey?
An estimated 991 people in the United States have the first name Pacey. It is used for both genders, with 69.5% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Pacey peaked in popularity in 2001 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pacey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pacey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
991
About 1 in 345,867 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
69.5% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2001
67 births
Total Registered
1,002
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pacey
Pacey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (69.5%) and females (30.5%). Out of 1,002 total births registered, 696 were male and 306 were female.
Pacey as a male name
Ranked #4,653 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (52 births)
Pacey as a female name
Ranked #9,378 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (21 births)
Pacey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pacey span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 455 babies were registered. While Pacey is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pacey by Decade
How has Pacey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pacey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pacey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pacey
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pacey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pacey?
We estimate approximately 991 people named Pacey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 345,867 Americans share this first name.
Is Pacey a common name?
Pacey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,002 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pacey most popular?
Pacey reached peak popularity in 2001, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pacey is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pacey a male name?
Pacey is predominantly male. 69.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pacey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pacey Smith, Pacey Johnson, Pacey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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