Holding steady.
Popularity of Ac since 1917
Babies named Ac per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1993, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Ac's real moment was 1917.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 35 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Ac is an exceptionally rare name that first appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1917, but it has never registered a rank in the top 1000 names. Its 1-in-N incidence cannot be calculated due to insufficient births. The name has no recorded peak usage beyond its first year, and its trajectory is stable at near-zero. Ac never appeared among top states, suggesting only isolated, possibly idiosyncratic use. As a short, cryptic name, Ac likely originated as a family initialism or an abbreviated form of a longer name, but no definitive derivation has been established. Its rarity makes it a true outlier in American naming history.
Ac first appeared in U.S. records in 1917, but it never gained widespread use. It is likely a rare initialism or abbreviated form, perhaps derived from a longer name or a family abbreviation. The name has no clear etymological root in traditional naming conventions.
Sibling names for Ac
Names that share Ac's style, for a brother or sister.
