Ace vs Davey
Ace and Daveycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ace was ranked #352 and Davey #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ace was ranked #829 and Davey #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ace and Davey over time
Ace and Davey appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Ace held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Davey in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Davey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ace in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Ace held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Davey in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ace #290 in 2022, Davey #865 in 2007.
The order changed in 2008: Ace moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1201 and #865; by 2008 that had become #1457 and #1596.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ace #352, Davey #2088.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ace | Davey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ace and Davey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ace
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Davey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2025
Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2007–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys