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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Ace has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | — | ||
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 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#41 · 1 in 169
- Georgia#91 · 1 in 399
- Nevada#94 · 1 in 351
- Louisiana#107 · 1 in 428
- Alabama#123 · 1 in 486
Best ever in a state: #31 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #41 | 17 | 1 in 169 |
| Georgia | #91 | 128 | 1 in 399 |
| Nevada | #94 | 32 | 1 in 351 |
| Louisiana | #107 | 46 | 1 in 428 |
| Alabama | #123 | 45 | 1 in 486 |
| Texas | #125 | 321 | 1 in 557 |
| Oklahoma | #127 | 36 | 1 in 488 |
| Mississippi | #131 | 25 | 1 in 440 |
| Florida | #134 | 162 | 1 in 590 |
| Arkansas | #135 | 26 | 1 in 482 |
| California | #136 | 283 | 1 in 637 |
| South Carolina | #146 | 37 | 1 in 566 |
| Utah | #156 | 32 | 1 in 602 |
| Maryland | #160 | 35 | 1 in 666 |
| Arizona | #163 | 53 | 1 in 625 |
| Virginia | #169 | 54 | 1 in 699 |
| North Carolina | #173 | 72 | 1 in 710 |
| Oregon | #173 | 23 | 1 in 647 |
| Tennessee | #174 | 51 | 1 in 711 |
| Missouri | #184 | 40 | 1 in 686 |
| Nebraska | #187 | 14 | 1 in 615 |
| West Virginia | #189 | 10 | 1 in 630 |
| Michigan | #193 | 51 | 1 in 784 |
| Pennsylvania | #193 | 66 | 1 in 792 |
| Ohio | #196 | 65 | 1 in 811 |
| New Hampshire | #199 | 6 | 1 in 723 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 605 |
| Kentucky | #205 | 27 | 1 in 755 |
| Connecticut | #207 | 16 | 1 in 833 |
| Illinois | #208 | 61 | 1 in 823 |
| Iowa | #210 | 19 | 1 in 724 |
| Kansas | #210 | 18 | 1 in 750 |
| New Jersey | #211 | 46 | 1 in 868 |
| Wisconsin | #216 | 28 | 1 in 839 |
| Minnesota | #225 | 27 | 1 in 893 |
| Indiana | #241 | 34 | 1 in 944 |
| South Dakota | #247 | 5 | 1 in 741 |
| New York | #251 | 76 | 1 in 1,138 |
| New Mexico | #252 | 8 | 1 in 817 |
| Washington | #252 | 31 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Idaho | #258 | 9 | 1 in 927 |
| Colorado | #278 | 23 | 1 in 1,136 |
| Massachusetts | #306 | 19 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Ace
- 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)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2022 at #152 (2,492 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 2006–2025
- Highest: 1 in 701 boys born in 2022 were named Ace (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 763 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
- 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 2024
Top girls' names in 2024
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
girls
1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 70,443 of them was named Ace, which outranked 69.3% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,300Zeena24
- #5,300Zivah24
- #5,300Zoei24
- #5,443Ace23
- #5,443Aara23
- #5,443Aaria23
- #5,443Abigayle23
- #5,615Abagail22
- #5,615Abbey22
- #5,615Abella22
Tied with 171 names at #5,443; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 780 of them was named Ace, which outranked 98.8% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.