Ace

Ace is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning The number one; unity and excellence.

What Ace means

The number one; unity and excellence.

Ace is short — 3 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Ace comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Ace is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Ace?

Ace sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Ace

We group Ace under Celebrity and strength — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.

Themes: Celebrity, Strong

Names like Ace

These share Ace's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
  • Wolf — The wolf; a brave wanderer.
  • Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
  • Leo — Lion. Brave and warm-hearted.
  • Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
  • Cornelius — Horn; strong-willed.
  • Dexter — Skilful; right-handed.
  • Marius — Of the sea; manly.
  • Mars — God of war; the red planet.
  • Maximus — The greatest.
  • Orson — Bear cub.
  • Pax — Peace.

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