Boys' name · peaked in 2022
Ace name popularity since 1925
26,094 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ace (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Ace is about 6 years old in 2026. Ace peaked in 2022 as the #152 name for boys, and it ranked #164 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,094
- Named Ace, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #164
- for boys in 2025 (2,239 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 164 girls · 25,930 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Ace made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ace births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Ace both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Ace became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 17,000 baby boys to 1 in 4,710.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ace's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ace.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ace in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 83 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 176 | #1,708 |
| 1940s | 0 | 199 | #1,536 |
| 1950s | 0 | 180 | #1,902 |
| 1960s | 0 | 153 | #2,178 |
| 1970s | 0 | 218 | #2,065 |
| 1980s | 0 | 336 | #1,834 |
| 1990s | 0 | 371 | #2,347 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,733 | #1,162 |
| 2010s | 53 | 8,857 | #419 |
| 2020–25 | 111 | 13,624 | #164 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
81.6% of babies named Ace from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ace is most popular
The index compares Ace's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ace.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.96× | 336 |
| Georgia | 1.90× | 1,250 |
| Florida | 1.78× | 1,527 |
| Texas | 1.70× | 3,170 |
| Arizona | 1.65× | 509 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ace's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ace.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ace (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data