Boy name#700 of boy names
Ace
Pronounced EY1 S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2022
- 143 years in use
How popular is Ace?
Ace is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 24,217 children — the 700th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 2,491 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EY1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ace
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ace
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ace?
- Ace ranks 700th among boys' names in US records, with 24,217 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,513.
- Is Ace a unisex name?
- No. Ace is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ace most popular?
- 2022, when 2,491 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.