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Boy · English (modern coinage)
Jace
Say it: JAYS
Meaning
A modern American coinage, perhaps a short form of Jason or from the initials J.C.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose quickly in the US in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 75,510 babies given this name since 1936
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 296 boys
- 3,769 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jayce, Jase
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.