Kace
Kace was the 1016th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 221 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 760th with 312 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 578 places. More babies were named Kace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Case) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,016 boys, down 222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 221boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019312 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,219babies recorded
What does the name Kace mean?
Kace is a spelling of Case, pronounced the same way, so it shares Case's meaning and origin.
Case is an English surname used as a boys' name, recorded in the US from 1959. Wiktionary lists it as a surname and place name without an etymology, and we found no surname dictionary to explain it. For some families it is likely a short form of Casey, Casen or Casper, or simply the English word case, but none of these is documented. We do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented etymology in our sources.
Related names: Casey, Casen, Kase.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Case' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Kace popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 31 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,016 | 221 |
| 2020 | #794 | 292 |
| 2010 | #3,152 | 36 |
| 2000 | #4,687 | 16 |
| 1990 | #8,792 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kace, counting every spelling?
Kace is a spelling of Case, a name family that ranked #483 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,016 for Kace on its own. Together these spellings went to 629 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | 359 | #733 | 1,959 |
| Kace | 221 | #1,016 | 1,084 |
| Kaz | 30 | #3,705 | 207 |
| Kaze | 9 | #8,593 | 53 |
| Caz | 10 | #7,770 | 38 |
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 Kace?
221 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kace (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kace 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kace.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kace?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Kace are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Kace 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.
Kace by state
How common Kace was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.2×), Louisiana (4.1×), Alabama (2.6×), Georgia (2.0×), South Carolina (1.9×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kace: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kace, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kace
How popular is the name Kace?
Kace was the 1016th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 221 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 760th with 312 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 578 places. More babies were named Kace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kace a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kace in the US.
Where is Kace most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kace was most common in Mississippi (0.65 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.