Ace
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · #164 for boys in 2025, 2,239 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 2,492 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 26,319since 1882
Ace over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ace has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,860 | 11 | #164 | 2,239 |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 23 | #165 | 2,210 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #157 | 2,326 |
| 2022 | #5,172 | 25 | #152 | 2,492 |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #156 | 2,445 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #199 | 1,912 |
| 2019 | #6,414 | 18 | #224 | 1,672 |
| 2018 | — | #255 | 1,448 | |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #289 | 1,238 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #334 | 1,042 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #419 | 743 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #380 | 824 |
| 2013 | — | #499 | 549 | |
| 2012 | — | #523 | 501 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #571 | 438 |
| 2010 | — | #616 | 402 | |
| 2009 | — | #609 | 421 | |
| 2008 | — | #719 | 322 | |
| 2007 | — | #781 | 279 | |
| 2006 | — | #841 | 242 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,162 | 137 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,280 | 117 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,906 | 61 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,195 | 48 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,027 | 52 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,924 | 54 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,263 | 40 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,711 | 30 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,164 | 40 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,933 | 46 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,346 | 33 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,259 | 35 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,969 | 41 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,914 | 42 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,095 | 35 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,373 | 29 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,154 | 32 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,525 | 48 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,587 | 44 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,760 | 35 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,834 | 32 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,885 | 29 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,651 | 35 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,207 | 23 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,942 | 28 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,852 | 30 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,474 | 40 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,054 | 23 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,065 | 22 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,606 | 14 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,966 | 21 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,668 | 28 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,814 | 18 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,205 | 14 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,585 | 25 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,812 | 20 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,715 | 22 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,667 | 20 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,703 | 19 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,363 | 29 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,536 | 19 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,833 | 16 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,532 | 20 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,636 | 17 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,708 | 17 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,589 | 20 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,293 | 12 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,796 | 19 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,776 | 20 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,545 | 24 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,416 | 27 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,549 | 21 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,454 | 22 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #609 | 11 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Ace! It came in at #691, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ace is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#336 · 1 in 1,649
- Missouri#380 · 1 in 2,301
- Nevada#428 · 1 in 2,516
- Utah#438 · 1 in 2,371
- Kansas#484 · 1 in 2,819
Best ever in a state: #31 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #336 | 13 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Missouri | #380 | 15 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Nevada | #428 | 6 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Utah | #438 | 10 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Kansas | #484 | 6 | 1 in 2,819 |
| Arkansas | #502 | 5 | 1 in 3,042 |
| Wisconsin | #535 | 8 | 1 in 3,670 |
| California | #551 | 54 | 1 in 4,707 |
| Alabama | #556 | 7 | 1 in 3,586 |
| Kentucky | #561 | 5 | 1 in 4,724 |
| Arizona | #621 | 9 | 1 in 4,823 |
| Louisiana | #632 | 7 | 1 in 3,593 |
| Pennsylvania | #659 | 11 | 1 in 5,806 |
| Indiana | #679 | 7 | 1 in 5,470 |
| Texas | #680 | 33 | 1 in 5,733 |
| Michigan | #727 | 9 | 1 in 5,711 |
| Virginia | #752 | 7 | 1 in 6,139 |
| Georgia | #758 | 11 | 1 in 5,562 |
| Ohio | #789 | 9 | 1 in 7,159 |
| Tennessee | #863 | 5 | 1 in 7,543 |
| Illinois | #922 | 9 | 1 in 8,306 |
| New York | #1,033 | 11 | 1 in 9,920 |
| Florida | #1,057 | 10 | 1 in 10,051 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#165 → #164)
- 35 spots since 2020 (#199 → #164)
- 255 spots since 2015 (#419 → #164)
- Biggest jump: 321 spots in 2006 (#1,162 → #841)
- Biggest drop: 411 spots in 1895 (#668 → #1,079)
Rise & fade · boys
140 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2022 at #152 (2,492 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 2006–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 701
- Highest: 1 in 701 boys born in 2022 were named Ace (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 763 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 51.8% of all boys named Ace (13,624) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 56 | #605 (1886) | #725 |
| 1890s | 35 | #668 (1894) | #871 |
| 1900s | 33 | #696 (1903) | #991 |
| 1910s | 156 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,563 |
| 1920s | 192 | #1,416 (1920) | #1,815 |
| 1930s | 176 | #1,372 (1937) | #1,725 |
| 1940s | 199 | #1,363 (1947) | #1,605 |
| 1950s | 180 | #1,519 (1951) | #1,891 |
| 1960s | 153 | #1,585 (1963) | #2,225 |
| 1970s | 218 | #1,474 (1978) | #2,142 |
| 1980s | 336 | #1,525 (1988) | #1,840 |
| 1990s | 371 | #1,914 (1992) | #2,203 |
| 2000s | 1,733 | #609 (2009) | #1,344 |
| 2010s | 8,857 | #224 (2019) | #411 |
| 2020s | 13,624 | #152 (2022) | #166 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ace in 2008
boys
#719
322 births · 1 in 6,336 boys
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 6,336 of them was named Ace, which outranked 95.1% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ace
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.