Pace*
#4,861 most common boys' name of all time · #12,010 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1917–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#4,861
Rank overall
#12,010 of 105,966
First appeared
1917
Years on the list
44 of 146
All-time
981
Since 2016
421
Peak year
2024 #2,564
Best rank
#2,564 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 52/yr
Pace first appears in 1917. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 36 | 42 | #3,255 |
| 2024 | — | 52 | 52 | #2,564 |
| 2023 | 8 | 39 | 47 | #3,131 |
| 2022 | 8 | 36 | 44 | #3,289 |
| 2021 | 7 | 40 | 47 | #3,034 |
| 2020 | 6 | 35 | 41 | #3,219 |
| 2019 | 7 | 23 | 30 | #4,368 |
| 2018 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,121 |
| 2017 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,962 |
| 2016 | 5 | 36 | 41 | #3,173 |
| 2015 | 6 | 42 | 48 | #2,820 |
| 2014 | — | 43 | 43 | #2,762 |
| 2013 | 6 | 32 | 38 | #3,352 |
| 2012 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,822 |
| 2011 | 5 | 35 | 40 | #3,180 |
| 2010 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,824 |
| 2009 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,751 |
| 2008 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,750 |
| 2007 | — | 26 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2006 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,121 |
| 2005 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,083 |
| 2004 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,635 |
| 2003 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 2002 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,783 |
| 2001 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,151 |
| 2000 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,838 |
| 1999 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,374 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,628 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,729 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,125 |
| 1995 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,509 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,929 |
| 1993 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,087 |
| 1992 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,231 |
| 1991 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,599 |
| 1990 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,470 |
| 1987 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,690 |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,111 |
| 1983 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,491 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,321 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,828 |
| 1970 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,426 |
| 1961 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,873 |
| 1917 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,553 |