Acy
The Story of Acy
The earliest SSA record of Acy as a baby boy name dates back to 1896, when 6 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Acy — #1,820 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Acy on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Acy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 274 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Acy
Acy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 274 births in the dataset. Acy's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,820. Use the chart and map above to compare Acy'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 .
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