Jace
Jace was the 114th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,083 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 66th with 6,401 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 39 places. More babies were named Jace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Jason: healer · Greek, English
Say it JAYS /dʒeɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #114 boys, down 18 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,083boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20136,401 babies
- Total since 1880
- 92,412babies recorded
What does the name Jace mean?
Jace began in the 20th century as a short form of Jason, and Wikipedia notes it is often still used that way. Jason is a Greek name that DMNES derives from iaomai, 'I heal', borne by the hero of the Golden Fleece legend; Wiktionary adds that the Jason of the New Testament was probably a Greek rendering of Joshua. Jace is now often chosen as a name in its own right, alongside Jase and Jayce.
Ἰάσων (Ancient Greek, “Iason, Jason”)ἰάομαι (Ancient Greek, “I heal”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jason, Jase, Jayce, Jaece.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jace', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jace', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jason', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Jace popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 868 since 1982, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #114 | 3,083 |
| 2020 | #96 | 3,788 |
| 2010 | #146 | 2,678 |
| 2000 | #310 | 938 |
| 1990 | #551 | 334 |
| 1980 | #932 | 92 |
| 1970 | #1,638 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,197 | 43 |
| 1950 | #3,927 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jace, counting every spelling?
Jace is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #109 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #114 for Jace on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,463 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jace | 3,083 | #114 | 16,656 |
| Jase | 375 | #717 | 2,404 |
| Jaze | 5 | #12,849 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jace?
3,083 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jace (0.85 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jace 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jace.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jace?
About 90,300 people born in the US named Jace are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Jace 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.
Jace by state
How common Jace was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wyoming (2.4×), Mississippi (2.3×), Alaska (2.2×), Hawaii (2.2×), West Virginia (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Massachusetts, Washington.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jace: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jace, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jace · Sibling names for Jace
Questions about the name Jace
What does Jace mean?
Jace means “short form of Jason: healer” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jace?
Jace was the 114th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,083 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 66th with 6,401 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 39 places. More babies were named Jace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jace a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jace in the US.
Where is Jace most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jace was most common in Wyoming (4.67 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Alaska.