Recorded 1881–2023 Boys' name Peak 1928 2,071 births

Acie — boys' name

2,071 babies named Acie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s141890s311900s781910s2821920s3651930s2601940s2511950s1981960s1531970s1061980s871990s902000s622010s722020s22
1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Acie was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

45 babies were named Acie in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Acie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,071 babies named Acie between 1881 and 2023, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Acie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Acie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 365 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Acie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Acie in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Acie 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 2,071 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.

Acie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,071

Since 1881

143 years of records

Peak year

1928

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1881

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2023

Acie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1881

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1928)
45
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Acie popularity over time — girls

72 total births recorded since 1920 (Acie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 72 births
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Acie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
365 births that decade — 18% of Acie's all-time total
1880s141890s311900s781910s2821920s3651930s2601940s2511950s1981960s1531970s1061980s871990s902000s622010s722020s22

Acie by state

Where Acie concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Acie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
75 3.6%
#2 Alabama
31 1.5%
#3 North Carolina
24 1.2%
#4 Arkansas
23 1.1%
#5 Virginia
21 1.0%
#6 Georgia
18 0.9%
#7 Florida
10 0.5%
#8 Kentucky
7 0.3%
Texas share of Acie's total US births 3.6%
Even split

75 of 2,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Acie appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acie?
2,071 babies have been named Acie since 1881. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1928 with 45 births.
When was Acie most popular?
Acie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Acie most popular?
The top states for the name Acie are Texas (75 births), Alabama (31 births), North Carolina (24 births).
How long has the name Acie been used?
Acie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 143 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Acie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aciel, Acil, Aciano, Acire. 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, 1881–2023 (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.