Dace

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 16 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Dace by the numbers

Dace was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 23 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Dace

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Sounds like Dace

Names that are said the same way as Dace, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Dawesdescendant of david; patronymic surname5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Dace

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