Ace is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Ace is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #164 among boys (2,239) and #8,864 among girls (11) — overall #293 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,250 | 2,250 | #8,864 | #164 |
| 2024 | 2,233 | 2,233 | #5,446 | #165 |
| 2023 | 2,342 | 2,342 | #6,927 | #157 |
| 2022 | 2,517 | 2,517 | #5,173 | #152 |
| 2021 | 2,467 | 2,467 | #5,575 | #156 |
| 2020 | 1,926 | 1,926 | #7,560 | #199 |
| 2019 | 1,690 | 1,690 | #6,417 | #224 |
| 2018 | 1,448 | 1,448 | — | #255 |
| 2017 | 1,248 | 1,248 | #9,951 | #289 |
| 2016 | 1,050 | 1,050 | #11,792 | #334 |
| 2015 | 750 | 750 | #13,024 | #419 |
| 2014 | 829 | 829 | #16,544 | #380 |
| 2013 | 549 | 549 | — | #499 |
| 2012 | 501 | 501 | — | #523 |
| 2011 | 443 | 443 | #16,793 | #571 |
| 2010 | 402 | 402 | — | #616 |
| 2009 | 421 | 421 | — | #609 |
| 2008 | 322 | 322 | — | #719 |
| 2007 | 279 | 279 | — | #781 |
| 2006 | 242 | 242 | — | #841 |
| 2005 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,162 |
| 2004 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,280 |
| 2003 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,907 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,195 |
| 2001 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,027 |
| 2000 | 54 | 54 | — | #1,924 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,263 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,712 |
| 1997 | 40 | — | — | #2,164 |
| 1996 | 46 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1995 | 33 | — | — | #2,347 |
| 1994 | 35 | — | — | #2,259 |
| 1993 | 41 | — | — | #1,969 |
| 1992 | 42 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | — | #2,095 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | — | #2,373 |
| 1989 | 32 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1988 | 48 | — | — | #1,525 |
| 1987 | 44 | — | — | #1,587 |
| 1986 | 35 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1985 | 32 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | — | #1,885 |
| 1983 | 35 | — | — | #1,651 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | — | #2,207 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | #1,942 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,465 |
| 1978 | 40 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,556 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | #2,054 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | — | #2,277 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | — | #2,606 |
| 1972 | 21 | — | — | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 28 | — | — | #1,669 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | — | #2,294 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #2,861 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | — | #1,731 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,352 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | — | #1,814 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | — | #2,178 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | — | #2,205 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,305 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | — | #2,409 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | — | #1,974 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,642 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,886 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,902 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1953 | 22 | — | — | #1,630 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,856 |
| 1951 | 24 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,019 |
| 1949 | 20 | — | — | #1,667 |
| 1948 | 19 | — | — | #1,703 |
| 1947 | 29 | — | — | #1,363 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,692 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | — | #1,525 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | — | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,819 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,062 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1933 | 21 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,777 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | — | #2,295 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,199 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | — | #1,902 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | — | #1,796 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1924 | 20 | — | — | #1,777 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | — | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | — | #1,648 |
| 1920 | 27 | — | — | #1,416 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,446 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | — | #1,815 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | — | #1,549 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | — | #1,454 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,773 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,194 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #697 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #968 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #668 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #793 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #766 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | — | #722 |
| 1888 | 11 | — | — | #609 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #679 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #605 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #972 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #799 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #691 |