Is Pace a boy or girl name?

Pace is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 981 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.5% were girls and 93.5% were boys.

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Pace

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Pace was most popular in 2024, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,471 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 981 people named Pace.

Pace over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pace’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pace a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pace is mostly a boy’s name — 6.5% of the 981 Americans given it were girls and 93.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Pace

Where Pace is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 6.8×

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