Acie
A diminutive variant of the names Asa or Ace, meaning "healer" or "helper".
Name Census estimates that about 950 living Americans carry the first name Acie. It is a predominantly male name (96.6% of registrations). The average person named Acie today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Acie births was 1922 (47 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Acie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Acie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Acie is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 72 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
950
~ 1 in 360,794 Americans
Peak year
1922
47 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,929
Tracked since 1881
Census
Acie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 821 people with the first name Acie, which placed it at #14,378 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,378
National first-name rank
People counted
821
821 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Acie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Acie is White at 51.2%. The next largest groups are Black (39.5%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Acie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Acie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.2% · 420
- Black or African American39.5% · 324
- Two or more races4.1% · 34
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Acie
Acie leans heavily male at 96.6% of total registrations, but 72 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Acie as a male name
- Ranked #8,929 in 2023
- 8 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1928 (45 births)
Acie as a female name
- Ranked #13,468 in 2023
- 6 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2022 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Acie leans strongly male. 707 people counted with this name were male (85.9%), compared with 116 female bearers (14.1%).
Popularity
Acie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Acie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 388 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Acie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Acie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Acies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. Texas, Alabama, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Acie, while Tennessee, Oklahoma, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Acie
The name Acie has its roots in the Old English language, originating in the Anglo-Saxon era of Britain from the 5th to the 11th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English word "ac," which means "oak tree." This connection suggests that the name may have been initially used to describe someone who lived near an oak tree or a place known for its abundance of oak trees.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Acie can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and properties commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. Here, an individual named Acie is listed as a landowner in the county of Somerset.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Acie appeared sporadically in various historical records and documents. One notable figure bearing this name was Acie de Bohun, a 13th-century English nobleman who served as Lord of Trowbridge in Wiltshire.
During the Renaissance period, the name Acie gained some prominence, particularly in literary circles. Acie Sinclair, a Scottish poet and playwright born in 1575, was known for his works celebrating Scottish culture and heritage.
In the 18th century, Acie Hollis, an English botanist and horticulturist, made significant contributions to the study of plants and their cultivation. Born in 1720, Hollis is remembered for his extensive collection of rare and exotic plant specimens.
Another notable figure with the name Acie was Acie Pinkerton, an American detective and founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Born in 1819, Pinkerton played a significant role in shaping the modern private detective industry and is credited with introducing several investigative techniques still in use today.
While the name Acie has seen a decline in popularity in recent times, it remains a unique and intriguing name with a rich historical background, spanning centuries and diverse cultures.
People
Acie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Acie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Acie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Acie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 950 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Acie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 360,794 US residents.
Is Acie a common name?
We classify Acie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,143 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Acie most popular?
The single biggest year for Acie was 1922, when 47 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Acie is about 53 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Acie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 821 people with the name Acie, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,378 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Acie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Acie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Acie leans strongly male. 707 people counted with this name were male (85.9%), compared with 116 female bearers (14.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Acie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Acie is White at 51.2%. The next largest groups are Black (39.5%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Acie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Acie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.2% (420 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Acie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Acie a male name?
Yes, 96.6% of people registered as Acie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Acie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Acie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Acie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Acie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.