Given name & surname
Acey
“one who excels; number one; the best”
Acey is a variant of Ace. One English interpretation is “one who excels; number one; the best.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Acey is a variant of Ace. One English interpretation is “one who excels; number one; the best.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Acey is a variant of Ace. An origin associated with Ace is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Acey as a surname is an affectionate form of Ace.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Acey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 506
- 441 boys · 65 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #11,945 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,945 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 360 as a first name in 2020; 587 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Acey’s family of names
In English usage, Acey as a surname is an affectionate form of Ace. Acey has a related form in Ace.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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