boy's name
Jace
JAYSS
- Origin Greek
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 100,424
the United States
#114
2025 births
Jace is a boy's name that began as a short form of Jason, and so carries the meaning "healer," from the Greek iasthai, to heal. It is now given as an independent name and has also been read as an initial-based coinage.
- Jace is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 2013, when 6,446 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,073 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1936.
Jace over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 308 |
| 1960s | 290 |
| 1970s | 505 |
| 1980s | 1,675 |
| 1990s | 4,651 |
| 2000s | 16,578 |
| 2010s | 47,821 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 20,565 |
What Jace means
Jace means healer, inherited from Jason and the Greek root for healing. Where it is treated as a modern coinage from initials rather than a shortening, it has no meaning of its own.
Where Jace comes from
Jace developed as a short form of Jason, from the Greek Iason, connected to iasthai, meaning to heal — the same root behind the medical term iatrogenic. Jason leads the Argonauts in Greek myth and was tutored by the centaur Chiron, a healer, which fits the name. A separate account treats Jace as a modern American coinage built from the initials J.C., which would give it no inherited meaning at all. United States birth records show Jace rising sharply from the 1990s, alongside the broader fashion for short, hard-consonant boys' names.
How popular is Jace?
In 2025, Jace was given to 3,091 babies in the United States, ranking #114 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Jace is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jace
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jace also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jace over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Jace in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Jace
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jace — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jace
What does the name Jace mean?
Jace means "healer," inherited from Jason and the Greek root for healing.
Is Jace short for Jason?
It began that way, though it is now widely given as a full name.
What is the difference between Jace and Jayce?
Only spelling; both are modern American forms.
How popular is the name Jace?
In 2025, Jace was given to 3,091 babies in the United States, ranking #114 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Jace a girl's or a boy's name?
Jace is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jace most popular?
Jace peaked in 2013, when 6,446 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jace a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jace currently ranks #114 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.