Given name & surname
Lace
“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace”·“man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”
Lace is a variant of Lacey. Interpretations include “woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French) and “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lace is a variant of Lacey. Interpretations include “woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French) and “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lace is a variant of Lacey. An origin associated with Lacey is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lace is a variant of Lacey. The history of Lacey gives this family its wider story. Lacey’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lace through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 433
- 16 boys · 417 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −80%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 540 as a first name in 2020; 499 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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If you love Lace, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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