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.

Mace

#3,159 most common boys' name of all time · #7,664 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,159
Rank overall
#7,664 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
111 of 146
All-time
1,977
Since 2016
551
Peak year
2016 #2,134
Best rank
#776 1902
Girls Boys peak 65/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mace is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 54 54 #2,482
2024 — 45 45 #2,840
2023 — 50 50 #2,618
2022 — 64 64 #2,246
2021 — 60 60 #2,301
2020 — 55 55 #2,394
2019 — 60 60 #2,294
2018 — 51 51 #2,508
2017 — 47 47 #2,641
2016 — 65 65 #2,134
2015 — 52 52 #2,433
2014 — 61 61 #2,210
2013 — 49 49 #2,493
2012 — 59 59 #2,211
2011 — 45 45 #2,667
2010 — 43 43 #2,788
2009 — 41 41 #2,898
2008 — 26 26 #3,926
2007 — 36 36 #3,137
2006 — 33 33 #3,230
2005 — 21 21 #4,203
2004 — 26 26 #3,544
2003 — 18 18 #4,439
2002 — 21 21 #3,915
2001 — 13 13 #5,402
2000 — 10 10 #6,338
1999 — 15 15 #4,547
1998 — 8 8 #6,858
1997 — 13 13 #4,680
1996 — 5 5 #9,042
1995 — 11 11 #5,145
1994 — 6 6 #7,794
1993 — 7 7 #6,849
1992 — 5 5 #8,464
1991 — 10 10 #5,119
1990 — 10 10 #5,010
1989 — 6 6 #6,981
1987 — 7 7 #5,489
1986 — 6 6 #5,959
1985 — 5 5 #6,578
1984 — 7 7 #5,005
1982 — 6 6 #5,650
1981 — 6 6 #5,507
1979 — 8 8 #4,430
1978 — 7 7 #4,581
1977 — 8 8 #4,186
1976 — 15 15 #2,724
1975 — 6 6 #4,833
1974 — 14 14 #2,683
1973 — 14 14 #2,616
1972 — 5 5 #5,030
1971 — 12 12 #2,830
1970 — 18 18 #2,138
1969 — 17 17 #2,059
1968 — 21 21 #1,743
1967 — 21 21 #1,724
1966 — 16 16 #1,976
1965 — 20 20 #1,782
1964 — 30 30 #1,442
1963 — 29 29 #1,464
1962 — 16 16 #2,046
1961 — 9 9 #2,923
1960 — 25 25 #1,629
1959 — 14 14 #2,209
1958 — 12 12 #2,388
1957 — 18 18 #1,900
1956 — 18 18 #1,896
1955 — 13 13 #2,228
1954 — 14 14 #2,136
1953 — 8 8 #2,924
1952 — 6 6 #3,406
1951 — 12 12 #2,259
1950 — 7 7 #3,049
1949 — 9 9 #2,635
1948 — 11 11 #2,342
1947 — 10 10 #2,522
1946 — 7 7 #2,947
1944 — 5 5 #3,466
1943 — 5 5 #3,578
1942 — 7 7 #2,974
1941 — 10 10 #2,362
1940 — 5 5 #3,493
1939 — 13 13 #1,975
1938 — 7 7 #2,899
1934 — 6 6 #3,306
1933 — 9 9 #2,568
1932 — 6 6 #3,394
1930 — 7 7 #3,314
1929 — 9 9 #2,794
1928 — 10 10 #2,676
1927 — 8 8 #3,182
1926 — 7 7 #3,407
1925 — 8 8 #3,179
1924 — 13 13 #2,363
1923 — 6 6 #3,851
1922 — 9 9 #3,031
1921 — 10 10 #2,828
1919 — 11 11 #2,533
1918 — 11 11 #2,566
1917 — 8 8 #2,977
1916 — 11 11 #2,416
1915 — 8 8 #2,852
1914 — 11 11 #1,995
1913 — 6 6 #2,531
1912 — 6 6 #2,302
1908 — 5 5 #1,428
1902 — 10 10 #776
1901 — 5 5 #1,123
1900 — 7 7 #1,085
1883 — 5 5 #956
1880 — 5 5 #1,010