Acy

Last seen for girls in 2009 at #17,294 · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to boys 98.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#982
1896 · 6 births
Debut · boys
1896
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
274
since 1896

Acy over time

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Rank among boys' names. Acy has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #982, 1896boys
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First appearance
1896

The first year at least five boys were named Acy! It came in at #982, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1897–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Acy is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
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  • 51–100
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Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #548 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,567 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Acy, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#548 · 1 in 6,567

Best ever in a state: #548 in North Carolina, 1920.

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See more about Acy
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1896
  • Peaked 1896 at #982 (6 births)
  • Births halved by 1897, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1896
Share of babies · boys
1 in 19,928
  • Highest: 1 in 19,928 boys born in 1896 were named Acy (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 399,461 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 29.9% of all boys named Acy (82) were born in this decade
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DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s11#982 (1896)#1,017
1900s6#1,162 (1900)#1,162
1910s51#2,043 (1916)#2,897
1920s82#1,820 (1920)#3,155
1930s48#2,184 (1936)#2,906
1940s42#2,491 (1941)#3,247
1950s19#2,764 (1955)#3,425
1960s10#4,033 (1962)#4,036
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2000s5#11,472 (2005)#11,472

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.

Acy in 1920

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#1,820
19 births · 1 in 56,019 boys

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #1,820Acy19
More about 1920

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1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 56,019 of them was named Acy, which outranked 63.5% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Acy
  1. #1,747Wally20
  2. #1,747Yukio20
  3. #1,747Yutaka20
  4. #1,820Acy19
  5. #1,820Alexis19
  6. #1,820Arbie19
  7. #1,820Arthor19
  8. #1,885Abelardo18
  9. #1,885Addie18
  10. #1,885Alger18

Tied with 64 names at #1,820; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →