Is Dace a boy or girl name?

Dace is a boy’s name. Of the 542 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.3% were girls and 96.7% were boys.

Dace

Recorded 1953–2025 · United States

Dace was most popular in 2011, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,596 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 542 people named Dace.

Dace over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dace’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dace a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dace is a boy’s name — 3.3% of the 542 Americans given it were girls and 96.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org