How Many People Are Named Dace?
An estimated 509 people in the United States have the first name Dace. It is predominantly male (96.6%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Dace peaked in popularity in 2011 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dace as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dace paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
509
About 1 in 673,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.6% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2011
23 births
Total Registered
526
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dace
Dace is predominantly male (96.6%), though 18 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dace as a male name
Ranked #5,692 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (23 births)
Dace as a female name
Ranked #6,786 in 1963
5 female births in 1963
Peak: 1962 (8 births)
Dace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dace span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 154 babies were registered. While Dace is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dace by Decade
How has Dace tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dace
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dace?
We estimate approximately 509 people named Dace are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 673,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Dace a common name?
Dace is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 526 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dace most popular?
Dace reached peak popularity in 2011, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dace is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dace a male name?
Dace is predominantly male. 96.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dace Smith, Dace Johnson, Dace Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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