Ace
Ace was the 164th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,239 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 152nd with 2,492 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 255 places. More babies were named Ace in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning ace (word name) · English, Latin
Say it AYS /eɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #164 boys, up 35 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,239boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20222,492 babies
- Total since 1880
- 26,483babies recorded
What does the name Ace mean?
Ace is an English word name. An ace is the one-spot card or die, and by extension a person who excels, such as an ace pilot; Wiktionary notes the nickname sense. The word goes back through Old French to Latin as, a unit or a copper coin. Wiktionary records Ace as a male given name, and Wikipedia notes it is used as a given name, a nickname and a surname. It has no older history as a personal name.
as (Latin, “unit; a copper coin”)ace (English, “one; one who excels”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ace', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'ace', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Ace (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Ace popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 164 since 2011, 11 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #164 | 2,239 |
| 2020 | #199 | 1,912 |
| 2010 | #616 | 402 |
| 2000 | #1,924 | 54 |
| 1990 | #2,373 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,294 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,812 | 20 |
| 1950 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,471 | 21 |
| 1930 | #2,295 | 12 |
| 1920 | #1,416 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,194 | 8 |
| 1900 | #968 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ace, counting every spelling?
Ace has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #178 for boys in 2025, against #164 on the official list, because Kayson/Kaison/Kaysen and Nico/Niko/Nikko and Connor/Conor/Conner move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Ace?
2,239 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ace (0.62 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ace born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ace.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ace?
About 25,200 people born in the US named Ace are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Ace a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ace by state
How common Ace was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (3.9×), Nevada (2.3×), Mississippi (2.0×), Louisiana (2.0×), Georgia (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, Rhode Island, Delaware.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ace: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ace, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ace · Sibling names for Ace
Questions about the name Ace
What does Ace mean?
Ace means “ace (word name)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ace?
Ace was the 164th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,239 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 152nd with 2,492 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 255 places. More babies were named Ace in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ace a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ace in the US.
Where is Ace most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ace was most common in Hawaii (5.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nevada and Mississippi.