Fruitful or silent
Tacy is a rare diminutive of Anastasia, meaning 'resurrection,' or Eustacia, meaning 'fruitful.' Historically, it was also used as a nickname for the Latin 'tace,' meaning 'be silent,' often given to girls as a virtue name. It gained some literary recognition through the Betsy-Tacy book series.
Less common today
Tacy isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,411 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Best friend of Betsy Ray in the classic children's book series · Betsy-Tacy
American missionary and witness to the Armenian genocide
