How Many People Are Named Lace?
An estimated 405 people in the United States have the first name Lace. It is predominantly female (96.3%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Lace peaked in popularity in 1988 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lace 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 Lace paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
405
About 1 in 846,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.3% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1988
31 births
Total Registered
433
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lace
Lace is predominantly female (96.3%), though 16 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lace as a male name
Ranked #3,848 in 1962
6 male births in 1962
Peak: 1962 (6 births)
Lace as a female name
Ranked #16,542 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (31 births)
Lace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lace span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 176 babies were registered. Lace has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lace by Decade
How has Lace 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.
Lace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lace
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Lace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lace?
We estimate approximately 405 people named Lace 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 846,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Lace a common name?
Lace is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 433 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lace most popular?
Lace reached peak popularity in 1988, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lace is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lace a female name?
Lace is predominantly female. 96.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lace Smith, Lace Johnson, Lace 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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