Jacee
A feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Jacob, meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 1,610 living Americans carry the first name Jacee. It is a predominantly female name (96.9% of registrations). The average person named Jacee today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacee births was 2008 (86 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacee. 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 Jacee with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Jacee is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 51 boys registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 212,891 Americans
Peak year
2008
86 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2022 SSA rank
#9,809
Tracked since 1975
Census
Jacee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,464 people with the first name Jacee, which placed it at #9,479 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
#9,479
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,464 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacee is White at 70.6%. The next largest groups are Black (10.8%) and Hispanic (7.1%). 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 Jacee 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 Jacee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.6% · 1,034
- Black or African American10.8% · 158
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 104
- Two or more races6.4% · 93
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 49
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 26
Gender
Gender distribution for Jacee
Jacee leans heavily female at 96.9% of total registrations, but 51 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jacee as a male name
- Ranked #13,109 in 2022
- 5 male births in 2022
- Peak: 1999 (7 births)
Jacee as a female name
- Ranked #9,809 in 2024
- 10 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (86 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacee leans strongly female. 1,373 people counted with this name were female (93.7%), compared with 93 male bearers (6.3%).
Popularity
Jacee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacee from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 653 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacee 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 Jacee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, Utah, Oklahoma recorded the most babies named Jacee, while Missouri, Colorado, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 42 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacee
The name Jacee is a modern variation of the traditional name Jacob, which has its origins in the Hebrew language. Jacob was a biblical patriarch from the Book of Genesis, and his name derived from the Hebrew word "ya'aqob," meaning "to follow" or "to supplant." The name was later adopted and popularized throughout various cultures and languages.
In ancient times, the name Jacob was prevalent among Jewish communities and later spread to Christian societies as well. It gained widespread recognition due to its association with the biblical figure. Some notable historical figures bearing the name Jacob include Jacob Ben Asher, a renowned medieval Hebrew scholar and grammarian from the 13th century, and Jacob van Artevelde, a Flemish statesman and leader of the Ghent uprising in the 14th century.
As the name Jacob traveled across different regions and languages, it underwent various transformations and adaptations. In English, the name evolved into forms such as James and Jacques, while in Dutch and German, it became Jakob or Jaap. The variation Jacee likely emerged as a modern, diminutive form of the traditional Jacob.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Jacee can be found in the late 20th century, although its usage was relatively uncommon until more recent decades. Some notable individuals who have borne the name Jacee include Jacee Badeaux-Monnier, a Canadian actress born in 1996, and Jacee Caldwell, an American singer and songwriter born in 1996.
Throughout history, the name Jacob has been borne by several notable figures, including Jacob Grimm, the renowned German philologist and one of the authors of Grimms' Fairy Tales, born in 1785, and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, a famous painting by the Spanish artist Ribera from the early 17th century. Additionally, Jacob Zuma, the former President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018, and Jacob Rees-Mogg, a British politician and member of Parliament, born in 1969, are both well-known individuals who share the traditional form of the name.
People
Jacee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jacee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,610 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacee 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 212,891 US residents.
Is Jacee a common name?
We classify Jacee as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,643 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacee most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacee was 2008, when 86 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacee is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,464 people with the name Jacee, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,479 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 Jacee 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 Jacee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacee leans strongly female. 1,373 people counted with this name were female (93.7%), compared with 93 male bearers (6.3%). 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 Jacee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacee is White at 70.6%. The next largest groups are Black (10.8%) and Hispanic (7.1%). 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 Jacee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.6% (1,034 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 Jacee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacee a female name?
Yes, 96.9% of people registered as Jacee in the SSA data are female. 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 Jacee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacee 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 Jacee 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 Jacee as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.