Boyce is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Boyce means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Boyce across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Boyce has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Boyce is a boy name of French origin meaning “woodland, dweller by the wood”. A surname of Norman origin used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,576 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Boyce per year, United States (1885 to 2025). United States peaked in 1938 (126/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (3/yr).
Boyce is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1938, when it ranked #1,088 nationally (given to 126 babies that year).
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