Jace
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAYS
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #332 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #114 for boys
Jace is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “healer”. In 2025 it ranked 332nd for boys in the UK (148 babies) and 114th for boys in the US (3,083 babies).
What does Jace mean?
Greek: short form of Jason, now used on its own
“healer”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jace a girl's or a boy's name?
Jace is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 148 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 3,083 boys in the US.
How popular is Jace in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #332among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 148about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 148 boys in the UK were named Jace, making it the 332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 342nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 185 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jace in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 203 boys in the UK were given Jace or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #265, up from #332 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 338th in England and Wales, 253rd in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Jace in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | #332 |
| 2024 | 133 | #366 |
| 2023 | 157 | #318 |
| 2022 | 162 | #315 |
| 2021 | 146 | #350 |
| 2020 | 147 | #342 |
| 2019 | 185 | #289 |
| 2018 | 173 | #313 |
| 2017 | 158 | #347 |
| 2016 | 121 | #408 |
| 2015 | 140 | #366 |
| 2014 | 154 | #329 |
| 2013 | 115 | #406 |
| 2012 | 85 | #498 |
| 2011 | 57 | #660 |
| 2010 | 32 | #969 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 31 | #947 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Jace in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #114among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,083about 1 in 550 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,083 boys in the US were named Jace, making it the 114th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 96th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6,401 boys. It first appears in the records in 1936. 8 girls were also named Jace in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jace than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Jace in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,731 boys in the US were given Jace or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #60, up from #114 for this spelling alone.
Jace in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,083 | #114 |
| 2024 | 3,127 | #114 |
| 2023 | 3,212 | #110 |
| 2022 | 3,531 | #103 |
| 2021 | 3,703 | #101 |
| 2020 | 3,788 | #96 |
| 2019 | 4,107 | #93 |
| 2018 | 4,304 | #90 |
| 2017 | 4,656 | #87 |
| 2016 | 5,208 | #76 |
| 2015 | 5,357 | #75 |
| 2014 | 6,301 | #68 |
| 2013 | 6,401 | #66 |
| 2012 | 4,724 | #85 |
| 2011 | 3,740 | #106 |
| 2010 | 2,678 | #146 |
| 2009 | 2,345 | #167 |
| 2008 | 2,195 | #180 |
| 2007 | 2,035 | #198 |
| 2006 | 2,144 | #187 |
| 2005 | 1,796 | #208 |
| 2004 | 1,488 | #229 |
| 2003 | 1,329 | #249 |
| 2002 | 1,070 | #282 |
| 2001 | 976 | #300 |
| 2000 | 938 | #310 |
| 1999 | 788 | #336 |
| 1998 | 667 | #379 |
| 1997 | 568 | #406 |
| 1996 | 468 | #464 |
| 1995 | 376 | #523 |
| 1994 | 326 | #566 |
| 1993 | 334 | #555 |
| 1992 | 343 | #549 |
| 1991 | 332 | #558 |
| 1990 | 334 | #548 |
| 1989 | 264 | #602 |
| 1988 | 228 | #626 |
| 1987 | 217 | #615 |
| 1986 | 210 | #615 |
| 1985 | 176 | #665 |
| 1984 | 140 | #735 |
| 1983 | 133 | #751 |
| 1982 | 109 | #849 |
| 1981 | 81 | #1,009 |
| 1980 | 92 | #927 |
| 1979 | 146 | #715 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,186 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,144 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,124 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,307 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,414 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,506 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,890 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,294 |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,221 |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,192 |
| 1959 | 52 | #1,067 |
| 1958 | 95 | #760 |
| 1957 | 64 | #943 |
| 1956 | 66 | #916 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
Names like Jace
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jude Blake Rafe Tate Jax Cole Jonah Jaxon Sebastian Lucas Nico Grayson
Other spellings of Jace
Names related to Jace
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jace: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jace, updated 20 October 2026.