Ayce
Masculine · “the one”
Ayce is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 840 boys against 6 girls since 1880.
Ayce respells Ace, and the word began as the Roman as — a coin — then the single pip on a die, the worst throw you could make.
How old is the name Ayce?
Ayce first appears in US birth records in 2010 — 15 years ago. The typical Ayce is a kid of about 4 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Ayce are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ayce most popular?
Ayce peaked in 2021, reaching #1635 nationally. Today it ranks #2125, 490 places below that high. See the whole 2021 chart.
Where it comes from
From as to Ayce
The story of Ayce
The as was a small Roman coin, and the word passed through French to name the one-spot on dice — for centuries the worst throw. Card games in the late Middle Ages promoted the ace above the king, and the modern sense follows. Ayce appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
the one; ace
From the English ace, through the Old French as and the Latin as, a Roman coin and unit of weight. It named the single spot on a die, the lowest score, before card games made it the highest. The Ayce respelling is modern. The etymology is documented.
How the name formed
- as
- ace
- Ayce
Related forms: Ace · Ase
Pronouncing Ayce
AYSS
One syllable. Ayce and Ace are homophones; only the spelling differs.
Nicknames for Ayce
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2010
- Most boys named
- 2021102 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1635reached in 2021
- Change vs 2024
- −16.0%68 in 2025, from 81
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ayce in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ace in English — spelling variant
- Ase in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Georgia, California.
Ayces among us
people named Ayce are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 25,119 born in 2025 was named Ayce
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Alen test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Ayce's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Alen climbed just as high around 2005, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Alen's path sketches the road Ayce is walking now.
Ayce sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Ayce is headed
Ayce should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Ayce beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ayce in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That an ace was once the worst throw is a first-rate word history.
- One syllable, sharp, and never mispronounced.
- The meaning is transparent and appealing.
- Ace is overwhelmingly the standard spelling.
- The respelling will be corrected by other people constantly.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ayces are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Ayce are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ayce in 2025?
- Ayce ranks #2125 among US boy names in 2025, with 68 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ayce?
- About 1 in every 25,119 US boys born in 2025 was named Ayce — 68 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ayce with classmates?
- Ayce will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Ayce
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