Ace
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Ace for boys#164 US
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.
Ace for girls#8864 US
Ace is a retro nickname most often used for boys, as in Ace Ventura. While some celebrities have adopted it for their sons, there's nothing that makes this name exclusively male.
Pronounced AYS.
As of October 2026, Ace ranked #164 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #152 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #444.
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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Ace on lists
Famous Aces
- Paul Daniel "Ace" FrehleyBoy
guitarist of American band KISS
- Ace YoungBoy
American pop singer
- Clarence McKay "Ace" ParkerBoy
American football and baseball player
- Christopher John "Ace" KeffordBoy
English bassist of The Move
- Arthur Carl "Ace" EndersBoy
American lead singer of band The Early November
- Ace Billy Howlett (b. 2004)Boy
son of singers Liam Howlett and Natalie Appleton
- Ace Shane Daigle (b. 2006)Boy
son of softball pitcher Jennie Finch and baseball pitcher Casey Daigle
- Ace Joseph Dumont (b. 2006)Boy
son of musician Tom Dumont of No Doubt
- Ace Billy Willis (b. 2011)Boy
son of TV Presenter Emma Willis and musician Matt Willis
- Ace Knute Johnson (b. 2013)Boy
son of singer Jessica Simpson and NFL player Eric Johnson
- Ace Jeremiah Gill (b. 2014)Boy
son of singer JB Gill & Chloe Tangney
- Ace Wells Tucker (b. 2016)Boy
son of reality TV personality Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker
- Ace Saunders (b. 2016)Boy
son of golfer Sam Palmer Saunders; great,grandson of golfer Arnold Palmer
- Ace Thomas Mendelsohn (b. 2016)Boy
son of chef and restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn
- Easton Ace Green (b. 2016)Boy
son of NFL player A.J. Green
- Ace David Altman (b.2019)Boy
son of reality TV personality Josh and Heather Altman
Ace in pop culture
- Ace VenturaBoy
Pet Detective, movie series and its main character
- Ace D CouplarBoy
Powerpuff Girls and Gorillaz character
- Ace RothsteinBoy
a character from the movie Casino
- Ace BuchananBoy
character on American soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live"
- AceBoy
character from the movie "Failure to Launch"
- Ace MerrillBoy
character in the movie "Stand by Me"
- AceBoy
character in webcomic "Colorless"
- Portgas D. AceBoy
also known by his moniker; 'Fire Fist' Ace, character in anime 'One Piece'
- AceBoy
female character in game 'Love Nikki'
- Ace AttorneyBoy
murder mystery series of video games
- AceBoy
a playing card
- AceBoy
an unreachable tennis serve
- AceBoy
a hole,in,one in golf
- AceBoy
a fighter pilot
- AceBoy
a baseball team's #1 pitcher
- AceBoy
common slang for 'asexual'
- Ace BunnyBoy
character on "Loonatics Unleashed"
- Ashley Covington "Ace" EvansBoy
character on TV's "The Love Boat"