US rank #999 Boys' name Peak 2019 2,967 births

Kace — #999 US boys' name

2,967 babies named Kace in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s802000s2332010s14942020s1155
#999
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kace was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

312 babies were named Kace in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kace

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,967 babies named Kace between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kace currently holds the #999 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 312 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kace performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,494 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kace shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 418 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kace in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kace 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 2,967 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.

Kace at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

2,967

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2019

312 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#999

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kace popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2019)
312
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
-1000100200300400 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Kace popularity over time — girls

31 total births recorded since 1986 (Kace as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 31 births
4681012 2021201519911986 6

Kace by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,494 births that decade — 50% of Kace's all-time total
1980s51990s802000s2332010s14942020s1155

Kace by state

Where Kace concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
418 14.1%
#2 Georgia
163 5.5%
#3 Ohio
118 4.0%
#4 Florida
114 3.8%
#5 Louisiana
114 3.8%
#6 North Carolina
113 3.8%
#7 California
108 3.6%
#8 Michigan
79 2.7%
Texas share of Kace's total US births 14.1%
Even split

418 of 2,967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Kace appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kace?
2,967 babies have been named Kace since 1988. It currently ranks #999 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 312 births.
When was Kace most popular?
Kace was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,494 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kace most popular?
The top states for the name Kace are Texas (418 births), Georgia (163 births), Ohio (118 births).
How long has the name Kace been used?
Kace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kacey, Kacen, Kacper, Kacy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kace

Nearby Names Like Kace

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kace

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1988–2024 (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.