Bryce is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bryce means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bryce across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bryce has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bryce is a boy name of Celtic origin meaning “of uncertain meaning, possibly speckled”. from the saint's name Bricius.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 127,695 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 732 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 395 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 7 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 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 Bryce per year, United States (1908 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (4,437/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (49/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (20/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2007 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2007 (3/yr).
Bryce has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #164 nationally (given to 4,479 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
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