Recorded 1896–2005 Boys' name Peak 1920 274 births

Acy — boys' name

274 babies named Acy in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s61910s511920s821930s481940s421950s191960s102000s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Acy was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

19 babies were named Acy in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Acy

The Social Security Administration has registered 274 babies named Acy between 1896 and 2005, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Acy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Acy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Acy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Acy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Acy 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 274 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.

Acy at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

274

Since 1896

110 years of records

Peak year

1920

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1896

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2005

Acy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1896

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1920)
19
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 200519511942193419271922191718991896 6

Acy popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Acy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2009 5

Acy by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
82 births that decade — 30% of Acy's all-time total
1890s111900s61910s511920s821930s481940s421950s191960s102000s5

Acy by state

Where Acy concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Acy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.8%
North Carolina share of Acy's total US births 1.8%

5 of 274 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acy?
274 babies have been named Acy since 1896. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1920 with 19 births.
When was Acy most popular?
Acy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Acy most popular?
The top states for the name Acy are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Acy been used?
Acy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 110 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Acy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Acyn, Acyris, Acyrus. 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, 1896–2005 (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.