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Boy · English (modern coinage)
Jace Say it: JAYS
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Meaning A modern American coinage, perhaps a short form of Jason or from the initials J.C.
Uncertain several explanations, none settled.
Rose quickly in the US in the 2000s.
Its wave through time Popular now
In the United States 0 1 2 3 4 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2013 per 1,000 babies of that sex 75,510 babies given this name since 1936 At its height in 2013, about 1 in 296 boys 3,769 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Jayce, Jase
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