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How popular is the name Jace?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jaces are alive today.
Jace (male) is a shortened form of the name Jason. Although Jace itself was given to 126 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 338th as a registered name), most Jaces are registered as Jason, which ranked 187th in 2025 with 270 babies.
Most people called Jace are registered as Jason, and share that name's profile: the Jason you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Jasons born in England and Wales are between 39 and 54, and there are at least 100,000 of them alive today. Only some Jasons go by Jace.
How many babies are named Jace or Jason each year?
Combined registrations of Jason, Jace. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Jason rank as a registered name?
Where does Jace rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jace short for Jason?
Yes - Jace is a shortened form of Jason. Jaces are usually registered as Jason at birth.
When was the name Jace most popular?
The full name Jason peaked in 1974, when around 5,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jace itself peaked as a registered name in 2018, with 152 babies.
How many people are called Jace?
There's no official count of people who go by Jace, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 100,000 people registered as Jason born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jace.
How old is the typical Jace?
Most people called Jace are registered as Jason. Most living Jasons are between 39 and 54; the most common age is about 52.
Is Jace becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.