Ace
Top 1000
About Ace
No longer tied to the hapless Ace Ventura, this jaunty, high-flying nickname name is starting to take flight among celebrity and other parents, with its countless positive references to doing well in tests and poker games, on the tennis court and golf course, and in the air.
Natalie Appleton, Tom Dumont, Jennie Finch, and Jessica Simpson all have little Aces. The best known grownup with the name is Ace Frehley, born Paul, one-time KISS guitarist.
As of October 2026, Ace ranked #164 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #152 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #304.
Editor's take: The name Ace is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "one, unity".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #380 | 824 | 429 |
| 2015 | #419 | 743 | 387.6 |
| 2016 | #334 | 1,042 | 549.1 |
| 2017 | #289 | 1,238 | 668.8 |
| 2018 | #255 | 1,446 | 796.2 |
| 2019 | #224 | 1,672 | 931.9 |
| 2020 | #199 | 1,911 | 1,107.1 |
| 2021 | #156 | 2,444 | 1,397 |
| 2022 | #152 | 2,491 | 1,426.7 |
| 2023 | #157 | 2,323 | 1,358 |
| 2024 | #165 | 2,203 | 1,278.7 |
| 2025 | #164 | 2,239 | 1,310.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Aces
- Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley
guitarist of American band KISS
- Ace Young
American pop singer
- Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker
American football and baseball player
- Christopher John "Ace" Kefford
English bassist of The Move
- Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders
American lead singer of band The Early November
- Ace Billy Howlett (b. 2004)
son of singers Liam Howlett and Natalie Appleton
- Ace Shane Daigle (b. 2006)
son of softball pitcher Jennie Finch and baseball pitcher Casey Daigle
- Ace Joseph Dumont (b. 2006)
son of musician Tom Dumont of No Doubt
- Ace Billy Willis (b. 2011)
son of TV Presenter Emma Willis and musician Matt Willis
- Ace Knute Johnson (b. 2013)
son of singer Jessica Simpson and NFL player Eric Johnson
- Ace Jeremiah Gill (b. 2014)
son of singer JB Gill & Chloe Tangney
- Ace Wells Tucker (b. 2016)
son of reality TV personality Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker
- Ace Saunders (b. 2016)
son of golfer Sam Palmer Saunders; great,grandson of golfer Arnold Palmer
- Ace Thomas Mendelsohn (b. 2016)
son of chef and restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn
- Easton Ace Green (b. 2016)
son of NFL player A.J. Green
- Ace David Altman (b.2019)
son of reality TV personality Josh and Heather Altman
Ace in pop culture
- Ace Ventura
Pet Detective, movie series and its main character
- Ace D Couplar
Powerpuff Girls and Gorillaz character
- Ace Rothstein
a character from the movie Casino
- Ace Buchanan
character on American soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live"
- Ace
character from the movie "Failure to Launch"
- Ace Merrill
character in the movie "Stand by Me"
- Ace
character in webcomic "Colorless"
- Portgas D. Ace
also known by his moniker; 'Fire Fist' Ace, character in anime 'One Piece'
- Ace
female character in game 'Love Nikki'
- Ace Attorney
murder mystery series of video games
- Ace
a playing card
- Ace
an unreachable tennis serve
- Ace
a hole,in,one in golf
- Ace
a fighter pilot
- Ace
a baseball team's #1 pitcher
- Ace
common slang for 'asexual'
- Ace Bunny
character on "Loonatics Unleashed"
- Ashley Covington "Ace" Evans
character on TV's "The Love Boat"