Jace

Where Jace comes from

Shortening of Jason.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jace
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #3,549 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Jace Everett born
    American Country singer-songwriter
  3. 2000
    Jace Norman born
    American actor
  4. 2013
    Peak, #66
    6,401 babies named Jace — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #114.
In the dictionary
  • A twentieth century diminutive of the male given name Jason.
Namesakes
  • Jace Norman · American actor, born 2000
  • Jace Everett · American Country singer-songwriter, born 1972
  • Jace Alexander · American actor, born 1964
  • Jace Peterson · American baseball player, born 1990
  • Jace Fry · American baseball player, born 1993

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.