Ace
Ace is a given name, nickname, and surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ace
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ace is a given name, nickname, and surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
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The Story of Ace
Ace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 2,491 Aces were born — ranking #152 that year. As of 2026, Ace ranks #153 for baby boys with 2,358 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 29K Aces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ace
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ace Adams (1910–2006), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Ace Andres (born 1958), American guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and political activist
- Ace Atkins (born 1970), American crime reporter and author
- Ace Loomis (1928–2003), American National Football League player
- Ace Mahbaz (born 1986), Iranian actor and writer
- Ace Norton (born 1982), Japanese-American filmmaker and artist
- Ace Reese (born 2005), American baseball player
- Ace Rusevski (born 1956), Macedonian retired boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Names that sound like Ace
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ace is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ace
Ace is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Ace's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #152. Use the chart and map above to compare Ace's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.