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Ace

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ace: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ace: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #191, and it stood at #360 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2012–2023

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2012 to 2023, ranging from #5687 to #5876.20122023#5687#5876
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2012#5876
2023#5687

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #360 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #360 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #191 in Scotland in 2024.

Ace's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#360117HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#352125HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#331131HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#290155HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#288163HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#359121HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#388111HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#48682HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#53772HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#69849HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#75343HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#79739HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#70946HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#83737HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#115822HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#97029HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#135817HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#145715HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#120119HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#98423HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#99920HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#16299HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#20225HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3484HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#2856HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#36210HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4986HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#4667HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#19122HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ace is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Ace, between 1996 and 2025, in 29 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2023Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2022ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202529#288 in 2021
Republic of Ireland2019–20256#362 in 2023
Northern Ireland2022–20243#285 in 2022
Scotland20241#191 in 2024
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What is known about Ace

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #191 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.