boy's name
Mace
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,174
Mace is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 61,399 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mace over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1900s | 27 |
| 1910s | 72 |
| 1920s | 80 |
| 1930s | 48 |
| 1940s | 69 |
| 1950s | 122 |
| 1960s | 204 |
| 1970s | 107 |
| 1980s | 43 |
| 1990s | 90 |
| 2000s | 245 |
| 2010s | 532 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 328 |
How popular is Mace?
In 2025, Mace was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mace 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 Mace
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mace also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mace over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mace
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mace — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mace
How popular is the name Mace?
In 2025, Mace was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mace a girl's or a boy's name?
Mace is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mace?
Mace has 1 syllable.
When was Mace most popular?
Mace peaked in 2016, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mace a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mace currently ranks #2,511 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.