Jace

What Jace means

Diminutive of Jason, meaning “I heal”

diminutive of the male given name Jason || From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Jace” (revision 86214662) and “Jason” (revision 94540488), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Jace?

US: Falling: down from #75 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #385 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2013, when 6,401 boys got the name (#66 that year). First in the US records in 1936.

How common

• About 1 in 554 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 2,158 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,228 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WY (8.26 per 1,000 boys), VT (5.78 per 1,000 boys), HI (4.8 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Jace is #114 in the US and #338 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.7% of US babies named Jace were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jose3,678 US · 21 E&W
• Jayce2,199 US · 39 E&W
• Jase375 US · 11 E&W
• Jazz35 US
• Jayse29 US
• Jaice15 US
• Jese10 US
• Joyce7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Jase

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Jace

Boys

• Easton#110“east + settlement”^*
• Josiah#54Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #54 vs #226 in 2025
• Jaxon#115Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 2025
• Declan#139Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #139 vs #372 in 2025
• Karter#270Variant of Carter, meaning “son of Arthur”^*
• Eli#104“ascent”^*

For a sister

• Arabella#213Editor’s note Steady in the US: #194 in 2015 and #213 in 2025
• Harmony#276From the word “harmony”^*
• Hadley#121“heath + woodland clearing”^*
• Piper#155Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #67 in 2015, #155 in 2025
• Stella#52“star”^*
• Adalynn#184Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Jace’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.