Boys' name · since 1917
Ac
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Ac, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
119 boys have been named Ac since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ac has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2014.
- #16,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ac ranks #16,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ac's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ac splits its recorded history at 1975: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ac popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2014
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Ac by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Ac's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ac births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Ac's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ac: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ac draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.