Dace is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2011 and remains in steady use.
Dace is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,657 for boy births in the United States (and #11,938 across all names), given to 16 babies. Dace first appears in 1953 and peaked in 2011 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,657 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,711 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,983 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,564 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,160 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,631 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,999 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,299 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,575 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,432 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,754 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,371 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,718 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,571 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,253 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,419 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,372 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,824 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,709 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,352 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,933 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,055 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,945 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,612 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,491 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,579 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,373 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #5,914 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #6,735 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,088 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,100 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,058 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #6,804 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,359 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,172 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,191 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,396 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,205 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,642 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,667 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,182 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,369 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,245 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,050 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #3,773 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,787 | — |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #4,949 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,725 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | — | #2,395 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,830 | — |