Recorded 1912–2023 Boys' name Peak 1919 79 births

Acel — boys' name

79 babies named Acel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s221930s51940s52010s52020s6
1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Acel was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Acel in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Acel

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Acel between 1912 and 2023, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Acel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Acel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Acel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Acel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Acel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

79

Since 1912

112 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1912

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2023

Acel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1912

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
4681012 202320191943193019251924192219191918191519131912 5

Acel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
36 births that decade — 46% of Acel's all-time total
1910s361920s221930s51940s52010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acel?
79 babies have been named Acel since 1912. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Acel most popular?
Acel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Acel been used?
Acel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 112 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Acel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ace, Acen, Aceson, Acey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.