Pacer vs Pace

Side-by-side comparison of Pacer and Pace — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Pacer

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Name B

Pace

Boy name · Rank #2597

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Metric Pacer Pace
Current Rank Unranked #2597
Total Births (all years) 94 878
Peak Year 1972 2024
Peak Year Births 7 51
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1967 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Pacer Pace
1910ss — 5
1960ss 5 6
1970ss 41 16
1980ss — 27
1990ss — 89
2000ss 17 194
2010ss 26 342
2020ss 5 199

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pacer Pace
2014 — 43
2015 5 42
2016 — 36
2017 6 40
2018 — 37
2019 — 23
2020 — 35
2021 5 39
2022 — 36
2023 — 38
2024 — 51

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1967–2021.

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