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Jace

Boy

Meaning of Jace: American: 'shortened form of Jason or Greek-derived nickname'

Jace is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 118th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 379th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#118

3,091 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#379

110 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

92,412

First recorded 1936 · peak 2013

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 114 babies1983: 133 babies1984: 140 babies1985: 176 babies1986: 216 babies1987: 224 babies1988: 235 babies1989: 264 babies1990: 339 babies19901991: 341 babies1992: 351 babies1993: 334 babies1994: 331 babies1995: 387 babies1996: 479 babies1997: 585 babies1998: 694 babies1999: 810 babies2000: 962 babies20002001: 1,005 babies2002: 1,096 babies2003: 1,358 babies2004: 1,519 babies2005: 1,822 babies2006: 2,174 babies2007: 2,055 babies2008: 2,214 babies2009: 2,373 babies2010: 2,702 babies20102011: 3,778 babies2012: 4,760 babies2013: 6,446 babies2014: 6,343 babies2015: 5,392 babies2016: 5,245 babies2017: 4,679 babies2018: 4,336 babies2019: 4,140 babies2020: 3,812 babies20202021: 3,725 babies2022: 3,553 babies2023: 3,241 babies2024: 3,143 babies2025: 3,091 babies
US babies named Jace per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 6,446.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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