Pace
Boy name · #3254 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
Pace is currently the #3254 boy name in the United States — 36 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2809, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 boys born in 2025 was named Pace.
The 108-year story
Pace first appears in the Social Security records in 1917, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 52 babies and a rank of #2559. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Pace per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Pace in class?
Pace scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Pace will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Pace is most common
State-level data for Pace is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Pace
Statistically, parents drawn to Pace tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mace, Peace, Pryce, Solace, and Prynce.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Pace | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3240 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2559 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3117 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3021 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3202 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4337 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3106 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2951 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3161 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2809 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2754 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3339 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3807 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3164 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3812 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3721 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4714 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3893 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5072 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4062 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4602 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4616 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5725 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4121 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Pace a popular boy name?
Pace ranked #3254 among boys in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2809.
When was the name Pace most popular?
Pace peaked in 2024, when 52 American boys received the name (ranked #2559 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Pace?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American boys was named Pace. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.