Unisex name · since 1886

Acey

441 babies named Acey in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,501 of 45,481
all-time among boys
441
born since 1886
1920s
peak decade

441 boys have been named Acey since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Acey has 441 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2024.

  • #8,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 441 born since 1886
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acey ranks #8,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 441 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.

#8,501 of 45,481
all-time among boys
441
born since 1886
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Acey's 441 recorded births place it above 81.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Acey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Acey's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Acey popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1924)
12
Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
468101214 188619211933194319581985199820212024 6

Acey popularity over time - girls

65 total births recorded since 2006 (Acey as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 65 births
468101214 2006201420152016202020212022202320242025 7

Acey by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 15% of the file).

1920s was Acey's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Acey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acey? ▼
Acey has been given to 441 babies in the U.S. since 1886, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,501 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 12 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
Where does Acey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acey ranks #8,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Acey most popular? ▼
Acey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Is Acey a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Acey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 441 births, and as a girl's name it has 65 births.
How long has the name Acey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Acey since 1886 -- 139 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Acey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ace, Acen, Aceson, Aceyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Acey's data

  • Acey's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Acey

Nearby Names Like Acey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Acey

Ace Boy
#164 26,319 births
Acen Boy
#3119 693 births
Aceson Boy
#2512 603 births
Aceyn Boy
#2934 414 births
Aceton Boy
#11440 145 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Acey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1886–2024 (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 Acey 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.