Ayce
An all-you-can-eat restaurant (AYCE) is a type of restaurant in which a fixed price is charged for entry, after which diners may consume as much food as they wish. Self-service buffets are a common type of all-you-can-eat establishment, but some AYCE restaurants instead provide waiter service based on an unlimited series of written orders for specific foods.
Meaning & Origin of Ayce
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
An all-you-can-eat restaurant (AYCE) is a type of restaurant in which a fixed price is charged for entry, after which diners may consume as much food as they wish. Self-service buffets are a common type of all-you-can-eat establishment, but some AYCE restaurants instead provide waiter service based on an unlimited series of written orders for specific foods.
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The Story of Ayce
Ayce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 102 Ayces were born — ranking #1,635 that year. As of 2026, Ayce ranks #1,906 for baby boys with 84 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 939 Ayces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ayce
Ayce is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 939 births in the dataset. Ayce's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,635. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayce'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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