Unisex name · since 1917
Pace
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 917 babies named Pace, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,254 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pace currently ranks #3254 among unisex names in America, with 917 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Pace recorded 917 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #3254 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #5,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,254 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 917 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pace ranks #5,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,254 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 917 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,254 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pace's 917 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Pace compares
917 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Pace's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pace | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 917 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pace's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pace popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Pace popularity over time - girls
64 total births recorded since 2011 (Pace as girls' name)
Pace by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (342 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Pace's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Pace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
342 births
- 2020s
2020s
238 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 342 births (37% of all-time use).
How Pace 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 Pace's total volume
Pace by state
Where Pace concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 66 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 44 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.5% |
66 of 917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Pace's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (342 total births) through the 2020s (238) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Paces (66 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 Pace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Pace 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.