Boys' name · since 1936
Jace
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 91,544 babies named Jace, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,544
- born since 1936
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jace currently ranks #114 among boys' names in America, with 91,544 babies recorded since 1936.
Jace has 91,544 recorded births among boys since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #114 as of the latest data, more common than 99.2% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #114 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 91,544 born since 1936
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jace ranks #332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #114 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 91,544 born since 1936, peaking in the 2010s.
- #332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,544
- born since 1936
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jace's 91,544 recorded births place it above 99.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jace compares
91,544 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jace's all-time total is 248x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jace | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91,544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,401 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jace's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 6,401, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jace popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 6,401
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Jace popularity over time - girls
868 total births recorded since 1982 (Jace as girls' name)
Jace by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47,476 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Jace's strongest decade.
47,476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 308
1950s
308 births
- 1960s 290
1960s
290 births
- 1970s 505
1970s
505 births
- 1980s 1,650
1980s
1,650 births
- 1990s 4,536
1990s
4,536 births
- 2000s 16,316
2000s
16,316 births
- 2010s
2010s
47,476 births
- 2020s
2020s
20,444 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47,476 births (52% of all-time use).
How Jace compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jace's total volume
Jace by state
Where Jace concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,138 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6,249 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,740 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,759 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,569 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 3,314 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,238 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 2,768 | 3.0% |
9,138 of 91,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jace appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jace's data
- Jace's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (47,476 total births) through the 2020s (20,444) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaces (9,138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Jace 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.