Meaning not yet researched.
Ace: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,239 in 2025. Its best rank was #152 in 2022.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #152 in 2022; #164 in 2025. About 99.5% of babies named Ace in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#164 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2022, at #152.
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Ace: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,239 boys in 2025. Peak: #152 in 2022 · most boys in one year: 2,492 (2022).
In 2025, 2,239 US boys were named Ace, making it the 164th most common boys’ name of the year, up 1 place from #165 in 2024. That is 29 more than the 2,210 boys named Ace in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #152, reached in 2022. That year also had the most boys given the name: 2,492. For comparison, it was #419 in 2015 and #2,019 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Ace in 132 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1882 with 8 babies. In all, 26,483 US babies have been given the name, 0.6% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 13,735 babies named Ace.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 19,024 US boys were named Ace; the busiest of those years was 2022, with 2,492. In 2025 that was about 1 in 763 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Ace ranked highest in Hawaii in 2025, at #31 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 4 states (counting DC). Rarer spellings such as Acey, Acy and Acee are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
No related spellings pass our data threshold.
Rare spellings summarised here: Acey (506), Acy (279), Acee (29).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Ace in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 6 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 20 | #31 | #235 |
| Georgia | 125 | #90 | #331 |
| Nevada | 32 | #92 | #331 |
| Oklahoma | 45 | #96 | #286 |
| Florida | 179 | #119 | #456 |
| South Carolina | 44 | #120 | #481 |
| North Dakota | 10 | #120 | — |
| Alabama | 43 | #124 | #566 |
| Arkansas | 26 | #134 | #357 |
| California | 289 | #137 | #331 |
| Mississippi | 23 | #139 | #309 |
| Texas | 272 | #140 | #354 |
| Louisiana | 35 | #143 | #293 |
| South Dakota | 9 | #145 | — |
| Utah | 36 | #147 | #318 |
| West Virginia | 12 | #151 | #291 |
| Missouri | 43 | #162 | #611 |
| Illinois | 72 | #162 | #523 |
| Iowa | 26 | #162 | #562 |
| Kentucky | 33 | #163 | #402 |
| Alaska | 5 | #165 | #219 |
| Tennessee | 59 | #165 | #360 |
| Maryland | 35 | #171 | #389 |
| Arizona | 50 | #175 | #347 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | #177 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 72 | #178 | #416 |
| New Mexico | 11 | #179 | #399 |
| North Carolina | 66 | #193 | #491 |
| New Jersey | 50 | #196 | #512 |
| Colorado | 34 | #199 | #551 |
| Michigan | 49 | #203 | #450 |
| Ohio | 63 | #205 | #595 |
| Maine | 6 | #206 | — |
| Virginia | 42 | #210 | #539 |
| Nebraska | 12 | #210 | #349 |
| Idaho | 12 | #214 | — |
| Wisconsin | 27 | #221 | #376 |
| New York | 88 | #224 | #698 |
| Indiana | 36 | #229 | #541 |
| Massachusetts | 26 | #230 | #403 |
| Connecticut | 14 | #238 | #448 |
| Kansas | 15 | #246 | #358 |
| Minnesota | 24 | #251 | #505 |
| Washington | 30 | #252 | #495 |
| Oregon | 16 | #263 | #549 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,864 | 2,239 | #164 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,446 | 2,210 | #165 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,927 | 2,326 | #157 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,173 | 2,492 | #152 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,575 | 2,445 | #156 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,560 | 1,912 | #199 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,417 | 1,672 | #224 |
| 2018 | — | — | 1,448 | #255 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,951 | 1,238 | #289 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,792 | 1,042 | #334 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,024 | 743 | #419 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,544 | 824 | #380 |
| 2013 | — | — | 549 | #499 |
| 2012 | — | — | 501 | #523 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,793 | 438 | #571 |
| 2010 | — | — | 402 | #616 |
| 2009 | — | — | 421 | #609 |
| 2008 | — | — | 322 | #719 |
| 2007 | — | — | 279 | #781 |
| 2006 | — | — | 242 | #841 |
| 2005 | — | — | 137 | #1,162 |
| 2004 | — | — | 117 | #1,280 |
| 2003 | — | — | 61 | #1,907 |
| 2002 | — | — | 48 | #2,195 |
| 2001 | — | — | 52 | #2,027 |
| 2000 | — | — | 54 | #1,924 |
| 1999 | — | — | 40 | #2,263 |
| 1998 | — | — | 30 | #2,712 |
| 1997 | — | — | 40 | #2,164 |
| 1996 | — | — | 46 | #1,933 |
| 1995 | — | — | 33 | #2,347 |
| 1994 | — | — | 35 | #2,259 |
| 1993 | — | — | 41 | #1,969 |
| 1992 | — | — | 42 | #1,914 |
| 1991 | — | — | 35 | #2,095 |
| 1990 | — | — | 29 | #2,373 |
| 1989 | — | — | 32 | #2,154 |
| 1988 | — | — | 48 | #1,525 |
| 1987 | — | — | 44 | #1,587 |
| 1986 | — | — | 35 | #1,760 |
| 1985 | — | — | 32 | #1,834 |
| 1984 | — | — | 29 | #1,885 |
| 1983 | — | — | 35 | #1,651 |
| 1982 | — | — | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1981 | — | — | 28 | #1,942 |
| 1980 | — | — | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | — | — | 19 | #2,465 |
| 1978 | — | — | 40 | #1,474 |
| 1977 | — | — | 17 | #2,556 |
| 1976 | — | — | 23 | #2,054 |
| 1975 | — | — | 22 | #2,065 |
| 1974 | — | — | 18 | #2,277 |
| 1973 | — | — | 14 | #2,606 |
| 1972 | — | — | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | — | — | 28 | #1,669 |
| 1970 | — | — | 16 | #2,294 |
| 1969 | — | — | 10 | #2,861 |
| 1968 | — | — | 21 | #1,731 |
| 1967 | — | — | 12 | #2,352 |
| 1966 | — | — | 18 | #1,814 |
| 1965 | — | — | 14 | #2,178 |
| 1964 | — | — | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1963 | — | — | 25 | #1,585 |
| 1962 | — | — | 7 | #3,305 |
| 1961 | — | — | 12 | #2,409 |
| 1960 | — | — | 20 | #1,812 |
| 1959 | — | — | 17 | #1,974 |
| 1958 | — | — | 10 | #2,642 |
| 1957 | — | — | 22 | #1,715 |
| 1956 | — | — | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1955 | — | — | 17 | #1,902 |
| 1954 | — | — | 19 | #1,763 |
| 1953 | — | — | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1952 | — | — | 17 | #1,856 |
| 1951 | — | — | 24 | #1,519 |
| 1950 | — | — | 14 | #2,019 |
| 1949 | — | — | 20 | #1,667 |
| 1948 | — | — | 19 | #1,703 |
| 1947 | — | — | 29 | #1,363 |
| 1946 | — | — | 18 | #1,692 |
| 1945 | — | — | 19 | #1,536 |
| 1944 | — | — | 20 | #1,525 |
| 1943 | — | — | 16 | #1,833 |
| 1942 | — | — | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | — | — | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1940 | — | — | 21 | #1,471 |
| 1939 | — | — | 17 | #1,636 |
| 1938 | — | — | 15 | #1,819 |
| 1937 | — | — | 24 | #1,372 |
| 1936 | — | — | 12 | #2,062 |
| 1935 | — | — | 17 | #1,708 |
| 1934 | — | — | 21 | #1,498 |
| 1933 | — | — | 21 | #1,498 |
| 1932 | — | — | 17 | #1,777 |
| 1931 | — | — | 20 | #1,589 |
| 1930 | — | — | 12 | #2,295 |
| 1929 | — | — | 13 | #2,199 |
| 1928 | — | — | 17 | #1,902 |
| 1927 | — | — | 19 | #1,796 |
| 1926 | — | — | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | — | — | 18 | #1,870 |
| 1924 | — | — | 20 | #1,777 |
| 1923 | — | — | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1922 | — | — | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | — | — | 22 | #1,648 |
| 1920 | — | — | 27 | #1,416 |
| 1919 | — | — | 20 | #1,695 |
| 1918 | — | — | 25 | #1,446 |
| 1917 | — | — | 17 | #1,815 |
| 1916 | — | — | 21 | #1,549 |
| 1915 | — | — | 22 | #1,454 |
| 1914 | — | — | 13 | #1,773 |
| 1913 | — | — | 8 | #2,092 |
| 1912 | — | — | 15 | #1,223 |
| 1911 | — | — | 7 | #1,387 |
| 1910 | — | — | 8 | #1,194 |
| 1909 | — | — | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | — | — | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1903 | — | — | 11 | #697 |
| 1900 | — | — | 8 | #968 |
| 1899 | — | — | 5 | #1,051 |
| 1895 | — | — | 5 | #1,079 |
| 1894 | — | — | 10 | #668 |
| 1892 | — | — | 8 | #793 |
| 1891 | — | — | 7 | #766 |
| 1889 | — | — | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | — | — | 11 | #609 |
| 1887 | — | — | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | — | — | 10 | #605 |
| 1884 | — | — | 5 | #972 |
| 1883 | — | — | 6 | #799 |
| 1882 | — | — | 8 | #691 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).