Pace means peace or step — from the Latin pax/passus. Pace IS the Italian word for peace. The name carries the most compact Latin peace-AND-step expression. One syllable of the Italian-peace, Latin-step, and the most directly peaceful.
Pace IS Italian for peace.The meaning step IS rhythmically direct.One syllable with a clean, Latin sound: PAYSS.Pax (peace) IS directly connected.The most directly Italian-peaceful name.
Pace IS the Italian word for peace. Connected to Latin pax AND passus (step).
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin/Italian.
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Today
Pace remains a beloved choice, ranking #3213 in the US. 936 babies have been named Pace since 1917.
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How popular is Pace?
2024peak year
Pace has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3213), with about 42 babies named Pace each year. In 2024, 51 babies received the name (ranked #2614). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 936.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Pace's Life Path 9 is the humanitarian's number — peace humanitarianism. People named Pace tend to be clean, peaceful, and gifted at being the Italian word for peace.
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