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Mace

Boy

Meaning of Mace: French: 'heavy club'

Mace is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2443rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2443

54 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,977

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 41 babies2010: 43 babies20102011: 45 babies2012: 59 babies2013: 49 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 52 babies2016: 65 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 60 babies2020: 55 babies20202021: 60 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 45 babies2025: 54 babies
US babies named Mace per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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