The first name Bryce
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice.
A form of Brice.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 11 boys were named Bryce, making it the 2,133rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 49 births (#544).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bryce with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bryce at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 919 boys born in the United States were named Bryce, the 357th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 4,319 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Bryce in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Bryce in Spanish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Bryce
25 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bryce Dallas HowardAmerican actress and filmmaker (born 1981)
- Bryce DeWittAmerican physicist (1923–2004)
- Bryce JohnsonAmerican actor, born 1977
- Bryce HarperAmerican professional baseball player (born 1992)
- Bryce DeadmonAmerican sprinter, born 1997
- Bryce DavisonAmerican-Canadian pair skater, born 1986
- Bryce HoppelAmerican middle-distance runner, born 1997
- Bryce CottonAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Bryce Dejean-JonesAmerican professional basketball player, 1992–2016
- Bryce CourtenayAustralian novelist (1933–2012)
- Bryce BennettAmerican alpine skier, born 1992
- Bryce BayerAmerican physicist and inventor of the Bayer filter, 1929–2012
Questions
- How popular is the name Bryce?
- In 2025, 11 boys born in England and Wales were named Bryce, ranking 2,133rd. Its peak was 2005, with 49 births.
- Is Bryce a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 127,695 US babies named Bryce since 1880 were boys.
- When was Bryce most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 4,319 babies were named Bryce, its highest rank at 92nd.
- What name is Bryce a form of?
- Bryce is a form of Brice.
- What are other spellings of Bryce?
- Brice.
- Is Bryce also a surname?
- Yes. Bryce is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.