Mace
Mace was the 2503rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 776th; the most babies were born in 2016 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved down 54 places. More babies were named Mace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,503 boys, down 96 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201665 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,977babies recorded
Mace popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,503 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,407 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,816 | 43 |
| 2000 | #6,646 | 10 |
| 1990 | #5,240 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #2,182 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,648 | 25 |
| 1950 | #3,214 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,764 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,478 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,129 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #1,007 | 5 |
How popular is Mace, counting every spelling?
Mace is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mace | 54 | #2,503 | 273 |
| Maaz | 27 | #4,006 | 168 |
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 Mace?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mace (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mace 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mace.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mace?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Mace are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 41. That makes Mace mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Mace by state
How common Mace was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Mace: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mace, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mace
How popular is the name Mace?
Mace was the 2503rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 776th; the most babies were born in 2016 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved down 54 places. More babies were named Mace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mace a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mace in the US.
Where is Mace most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mace was most common in Georgia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Ohio.