Girls' name · since 1969
Lace
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 417 babies named Lace, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 417
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lace is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 417 have been recorded since 1969.
Lace has 417 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #13,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 417 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lace ranks #13,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 417 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 417
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lace's 417 recorded births place it above 81.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lace's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lace popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (1988)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Lace popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1915 (Lace as boys' name)
Lace by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (176 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Lace's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 176 births (42% of all-time use).
Lace by state
Where Lace concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
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What to do with Lace's data
- Lace's decade-level peak was the 1980s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Laces (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Lace 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.