Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ace

#717 most common boys' name of all time · #1,605 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1882–2025

Rank among boys
#717
Rank overall
#1,605 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
132 of 146
All-time
26,483
Since 2016
19,171
Peak year
2022 #152
Best rank
#152 2022
Girls Boys peak 2,517/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Ace first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 11 2,239 2,250 #164
2024 23 2,210 2,233 #165
2023 16 2,326 2,342 #157
2022 25 2,492 2,517 #152
2021 22 2,445 2,467 #156
2020 14 1,912 1,926 #199
2019 18 1,672 1,690 #224
2018 1,448 1,448 #255
2017 10 1,238 1,248 #289
2016 8 1,042 1,050 #334
2015 7 743 750 #419
2014 5 824 829 #380
2013 549 549 #499
2012 501 501 #523
2011 5 438 443 #571
2010 402 402 #616
2009 421 421 #609
2008 322 322 #719
2007 279 279 #781
2006 242 242 #842
2005 137 137 #1,165
2004 117 117 #1,280
2003 61 61 #1,909
2002 48 48 #2,195
2001 52 52 #2,028
2000 54 54 #1,929
1999 40 40 #2,266
1998 30 30 #2,717
1997 40 40 #2,168
1996 46 46 #1,936
1995 33 33 #2,353
1994 35 35 #2,261
1993 41 41 #1,973
1992 42 42 #1,917
1991 35 35 #2,103
1990 29 29 #2,383
1989 32 32 #2,157
1988 48 48 #1,532
1987 44 44 #1,592
1986 35 35 #1,765
1985 32 32 #1,838
1984 29 29 #1,893
1983 35 35 #1,656
1982 23 23 #2,218
1981 28 28 #1,949
1980 30 30 #1,868
1979 19 19 #2,482
1978 40 40 #1,477
1977 17 17 #2,572
1976 23 23 #2,062
1975 22 22 #2,076
1974 18 18 #2,287
1973 14 14 #2,620
1972 21 21 #1,969
1971 28 28 #1,679
1970 16 16 #2,317
1969 10 10 #2,892
1968 21 21 #1,747
1967 12 12 #2,375
1966 18 18 #1,826
1965 14 14 #2,199
1964 14 14 #2,225
1963 25 25 #1,597
1962 7 7 #3,346
1961 12 12 #2,435
1960 20 20 #1,822
1959 17 17 #1,990
1958 10 10 #2,669
1957 22 22 #1,724
1956 18 18 #1,897
1955 17 17 #1,916
1954 19 19 #1,773
1953 22 22 #1,646
1952 17 17 #1,875
1951 24 24 #1,530
1950 14 14 #2,041
1949 20 20 #1,682
1948 19 19 #1,717
1947 29 29 #1,371
1946 18 18 #1,711
1945 19 19 #1,549
1944 20 20 #1,541
1943 16 16 #1,855
1942 17 17 #1,748
1941 20 20 #1,549
1940 21 21 #1,484
1939 17 17 #1,655
1938 15 15 #1,841
1937 24 24 #1,383
1936 12 12 #2,097
1935 17 17 #1,726
1934 21 21 #1,515
1933 21 21 #1,512
1932 17 17 #1,802
1931 20 20 #1,607
1930 12 12 #2,321
1929 13 13 #2,231
1928 17 17 #1,917
1927 19 19 #1,817
1926 16 16 #2,006
1925 18 18 #1,887
1924 20 20 #1,792
1923 16 16 #2,040
1922 24 24 #1,557
1921 22 22 #1,663
1920 27 27 #1,431
1919 20 20 #1,710
1918 25 25 #1,460
1917 17 17 #1,839
1916 21 21 #1,568
1915 22 22 #1,471
1914 13 13 #1,795
1913 8 8 #2,128
1912 15 15 #1,239
1911 7 7 #1,448
1910 8 8 #1,252
1909 6 6 #1,339
1908 8 8 #1,070
1903 11 11 #723
1900 8 8 #1,015
1899 5 5 #1,116
1895 5 5 #1,162
1894 10 10 #722
1892 8 8 #836
1891 7 7 #824
1889 8 8 #779
1888 11 11 #647
1887 8 8 #736
1886 10 10 #645
1884 5 5 #1,051
1883 6 6 #872
1882 8 8 #748