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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).

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GirlsBoys
750
babies named Bryce, 1996–2025
#2,133
rank in 2025
2005
peak year

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.

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127,695
babies named Bryce since 1880
#357
rank in 2025
2000
peak year

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

布賴斯 /布赖斯
Bùlàisī
Chinese
Brice
French
Brictius
German, also Briktius, Brixius
ブライス
buraisu
Japanese
Brício
Portuguese
Брайс
Brajs
Russian

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 Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (born 1981)
  • Bryce DeWitt
    American physicist (1923–2004)
  • Bryce Johnson
    American actor, born 1977
  • Bryce Harper
    American professional baseball player (born 1992)
  • Bryce Deadmon
    American sprinter, born 1997
  • Bryce Davison
    American-Canadian pair skater, born 1986
  • Bryce Hoppel
    American middle-distance runner, born 1997
  • Bryce Cotton
    American basketball player (born 1992)
  • Bryce Dejean-Jones
    American professional basketball player, 1992–2016
  • Bryce Courtenay
    Australian novelist (1933–2012)
  • Bryce Bennett
    American alpine skier, born 1992
  • Bryce Bayer
    American 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.