How popular is the name Ace?

In 2025, 2,239 boys in the United States were named Ace, making it the #164 most common name for boys that year. Ace has been getting more common over the last decade.

2,239
Babies in 2025
#164
Rank for boys
2022
Peak year (last 25)

Popularity over the last 25 years

74 per 100k 2001: 52 babies2002: 48 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 117 babies2005: 137 babies2006: 242 babies2007: 279 babies2008: 322 babies2009: 421 babies2010: 402 babies2011: 438 babies2012: 501 babies2013: 549 babies2014: 824 babies2015: 743 babies2016: 1,042 babies2017: 1,238 babies2018: 1,448 babies2019: 1,672 babies2020: 1,912 babies2021: 2,445 babies2022: 2,492 babies2023: 2,326 babies2024: 2,210 babies2025: 2,239 babies 2001 2025

Babies named Ace per 100,000 born, so the trend is not distorted by changes in the birth rate. Source: US Social Security Administration.

Year by year

YearBabies named AcePer 100k
20252,23967.5
20242,21066.1
20232,32670.2
20222,49273.6
20212,44572.1
20201,91257.2
20191,67248.1
20181,44841.2
20171,23834.6
20161,04228.4

Guessing Ace in a baby pool

If the parents have kept the name secret, popularity data is a reasonable starting point — most parents pick something in the top few hundred. But guessing one name is a long shot. A pool that allows several guesses per person, and scores near-misses (Ace against a similar-sounding name) rather than only exact matches, makes for a much better game.

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