Ace

Boy · English

Ace

Say it: AYS

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Meaning

From the English word ace, the card with a single pip, and slang for an expert.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Rose in the US in the 2010s.

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

00.511.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020per 1,000 babies of that sex
  • 14,628 babies given this name since 1882
  • At its height in 2020, about 1 in 898 boys
  • 1,913 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American

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Where this comes from

  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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