Boys' name · since 1896
Acy
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Acy, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Acy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 274 recorded since 1896.
Acy has 274 recorded births among boys since 1896, 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 1896 to 2005.
- #11,142 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 274 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acy ranks #11,142 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Acy's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Acy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Acy splits its recorded history at 1930: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Acy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2005
- Peak year (1920)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Acy popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2009 (Acy as girls' name)
Acy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Acy's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Acy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (30% of all-time use).
Acy by state
Where Acy concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 274 births nationwide.
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- Acy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Acys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Acy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1896–2005 (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 Acy 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.