Is Ace a boy or girl name?
Ace is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 2,203 boys were named Ace, so 1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 24,217 US babies named Ace were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #165
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,422
- Babies named Ace since 1882
- 24,217
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 2,516 babies
Boys and girls named Ace, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 336 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 371 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,733 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 8,854 | 53 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 11,372 | 100 | 0.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,203 | #165 | 23 | #5,422 |
| 2023 | 2,323 | #157 | 16 | #6,920 |
| 2022 | 2,491 | #152 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 2,444 | #156 | 22 | #5,571 |
| 2020 | 1,911 | #199 | 14 | #7,557 |
| 2019 | 1,672 | #224 | 18 | #6,415 |
| 2018 | 1,446 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,238 | #289 | 10 | #9,947 |
| 2016 | 1,042 | #334 | 8 | #11,791 |
| 2015 | 743 | #419 | 7 | #13,021 |
| 2014 | 824 | #380 | 5 | #16,544 |
| 2013 | 548 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 501 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 438 | #571 | 5 | #16,792 |
| 2010 | 402 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 421 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 322 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 279 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 242 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 117 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 40 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ace reached #152 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #5,169 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ace
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.