How to say it
JACE
/dʒeɪs/
Masculine
Jace
Healer (modern short)
What it means
Modern American short of Jason (Greek 'healer') or a modern coinage in its own right. The single-syllable Jace took off in the 2000s alongside Ace, Tate, and Knox. The Mortal Instruments series (Cassandra Clare, 2007) features Jace Wayland.
Jace is a modern American short, most commonly a short for Jason (Greek Iasōn, 'healer,' from the Greek mythological hero who led the Argonauts). It can also be a standalone coinage. The single-syllable shape took off in the US in the early 2000s alongside other punchy one-syllable boys' names (Ace, Tate, Knox). Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series (2007 onward, City of Bones, 2013 film) features Jace Wayland as a primary character, which gave the name a YA-fiction anchor. As a US first name Jace entered the top 200 in 2012. Single syllable, no shorter form.
Popularity over time
peaked at #66 in 2013, currently #114 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
Jace, Jase, Jayce, and Jacy are all the same name; Jace is the dominant US spelling.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Jace Wayland Protagonist of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series, 2007 onward
Spelling variants
- Jase
- Jayce
- Jacy
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