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Stacey

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Funinthesun31 · 22/01/2023 05:43

I am 6 months pregnant with my first dd and I really like the name Stacey. My dh likes it too but not quite as much as me. Everyone I've mentioned the name to really don't seem to like it. A few have said it's dated and others haven't really been able to give a reason why they just don't like it. After googling I saw it's hardly used anymore and I thought it was a shame. I thought with women like Stacey Dooley and Stacey Solomon being on tv it may have had a revival but it doesn't look like it has. I know there was the Stacy's mom song but that's old now so I didn't think that would put people off. I was just wondering what other people thought and if they think it's a good name to use or if not if are there any similar names that may be good to use

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RosesAndHellebores · 11/02/2023 22:06

@FadoFado yes indeed.

Blessedtobeamum · 11/02/2023 21:25

Blessedtobeamum · 11/02/2023 21:22

How have I got to 47 without ever hearing that song?

Ah. It was released the year I had my daughter.

Blessedtobeamum · 11/02/2023 21:22

How have I got to 47 without ever hearing that song?

FadoFado · 11/02/2023 21:16

RosesAndHellebores · 11/02/2023 21:12

The only Stacy I've met was born in 1960. I also remember Stacy Dorning an actress. Black Beauty I think. I associate with a very beautiful, dark haired woman. It doesn't have the Tracey/Sharon vibe at all.for me but I think Tracey is a pretty name made famous by Breakfast at Tiffanys I think.

Holly was Audrey Hepburn's character's name in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Tracy was the name of Grace Kelly's socialite character in High Society.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 11/02/2023 21:16

Funinthesun31 · 22/01/2023 05:43

I am 6 months pregnant with my first dd and I really like the name Stacey. My dh likes it too but not quite as much as me. Everyone I've mentioned the name to really don't seem to like it. A few have said it's dated and others haven't really been able to give a reason why they just don't like it. After googling I saw it's hardly used anymore and I thought it was a shame. I thought with women like Stacey Dooley and Stacey Solomon being on tv it may have had a revival but it doesn't look like it has. I know there was the Stacy's mom song but that's old now so I didn't think that would put people off. I was just wondering what other people thought and if they think it's a good name to use or if not if are there any similar names that may be good to use

My son has always told me that if he had a baby sister, he'd want to name her Stacey.

Then i always start singing 'That's not my name!'
🎶 They call me Stacey! 🎶

catinboots123 · 11/02/2023 21:13

What about Stassie? Possible nn for Anastasia?

RosesAndHellebores · 11/02/2023 21:12

The only Stacy I've met was born in 1960. I also remember Stacy Dorning an actress. Black Beauty I think. I associate with a very beautiful, dark haired woman. It doesn't have the Tracey/Sharon vibe at all.for me but I think Tracey is a pretty name made famous by Breakfast at Tiffanys I think.

DorisParchment · 11/02/2023 21:06

Horrible. Every Stacey I’ve met has been as thick as pig shit. I’m sure there are some lovely ones out there, but it conjures up a picture for me of a fat woman with lank, stringy hair, who breathes through her mouth with her tongue sticking out a bit.

DillDanding · 11/02/2023 21:03

I hate it. It’s like Sharon or Tracy to me. Just a naff name from the 70s.

sanityisamyth · 11/02/2023 21:02

Awful.

SylvanianFrenemies · 11/02/2023 21:00

Ripe for a revival, along with Lauren, Nicole/a etc.
Will probably be very cool in 10-20y and your DD can be ahead of the curve.

Fundays12 · 11/02/2023 20:57

It does seem a bit dated but i might be biased a the only Stacey I ever met was a nasty cow.

Viviennemary · 11/02/2023 20:54

Its pretty dire these days. Like Tracey and Sharon.

Houselamp · 11/02/2023 20:51

It reminds me of Gavin and Stacy but that accociation is already becoming irrelevant. It does feel really 80s though, like Charmaine, Becky, Gemma

xprincessxjanetx · 11/02/2023 20:38

It does have that 'dated' 80's feel to it! I'm not keen personally but there isn't anything wrong with it per se.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 11/02/2023 20:31

The only Stacy I know is a man!

FadoFado · 11/02/2023 20:26

I think it's a nice friendly sounding name. I know a Stacey who's a museum curator. She's very arty and educated and lovely.

containsnuts · 11/02/2023 18:10

How about Gracie? Christie? Kirsty? (trying to think of names with similar sounds but in different order)

ReeseWitherfork · 23/01/2023 20:12

I don’t understand the Tracy/Sharon/Karen comparisons. Forgive me if I’m wrong but aren’t those all from the 60s/70s? I’d expect women with those names to be 50 odd now? Whereas Stacey feels more 80s/90s to me? Women in their 30s?

I’d put it in the same group as Nicola, Rachel, Sarah, Emma…. And I think those names are all timeless classics. Stacey has a bit more of an era attached to her but not dramatically so.

LemonSqueezy0 · 23/01/2023 18:40

If you have an anastasia already, I wouldn't use Stacey anyway. It's too similar, and Anastasia is so much nicer.

I mean, I wouldn't use it anyway, as it does give the impression of being dated and "chavy" for want of a better/nicer word.

All the people called Stacey that I know or know of, are are a certain type, which tied in with the above.. Dooley, slater, Solomon.....

That being said, it's your child. But be prepared for people thinking the above when they first hear the name.

Wallabyone · 23/01/2023 18:19

I always think of it as a nickname for Anastasia-this would give more options as she gets older?

BearingFalseWitness · 23/01/2023 18:10

Also people on mumsnet can be some of the worst snobs going when it comes to names and yet be slaves to fashion.

It’s a perfectly lovely name, if you like it, use it.

BearingFalseWitness · 23/01/2023 18:05

I would also use Anastasia and have Stacey as a nickname, but then I like the more unusual classic names. She can also be Stasia.(Stay-sha)

If you love it I would use it. People can be so opinionated, but name fashions constantly come and go and Stacey was big in the 80s/90s so I think she will likely be unique in her year group amongst a glut of Avas Amelias Islas Willows and Siennas.

Bowbellsx · 23/01/2023 17:14

Treeeeeeee · 22/01/2023 07:46

It is a dated and chavvy name

Thanks Im not a chav

dustydewdrop · 23/01/2023 17:02

Stacey is what I wish I’d been called in the 80s instead of what my parents gave me! I do still quite like it