Brice
- Pronunciation
- [Brice]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- A Given Name Of Medieval Origin.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Brice
Brice is an English given name of medieval origin, long associated with Saint Brice, a fifth-century bishop of Tours whose feast day kept the name in circulation across medieval Europe. Its precise ancient meaning is uncertain, but it is often connected to Celtic roots suggesting "speckled" or "freckled." Sleek and single-syllabled, Brice has the polished, understated feel of a refined surname that has crossed over into use as a first name.
For American boys, Brice entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and held a place through 2015, accumulating 4,737 births over that period. It reached its peak right at the start of that run, in 2000 at rank #572, then settled lower over the following years — recorded at #850 in 2013, #894 in 2014, and #892 in 2015 before slipping from the list. Its presence traces a name that enjoyed quiet, steady use through the 2000s and early 2010s without ever chasing the spotlight.
Brice's appeal is its crisp, no-nonsense brevity: one syllable, easy to say and spell, with an air of quiet sophistication. The recorded variant is Bryce, the more common modern spelling, which gives the same clean sound a slightly different and even more contemporary visual flair. Whichever spelling a family prefers, Brice remains a streamlined, confident name with deep medieval roots.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Brice
US Popularity History (2000–2015)
Annual US births named Brice by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 361 boys named Brice (boy rank #572 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2015, ranked #892 for boys (247 US births). That's 320 places below its 2001 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Brice Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Brice the strongest states are South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | #606 | 25 |
| 2 | Kentucky | #630 | 16 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #728 | 18 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #771 | 22 |
| 5 | Ohio | #817 | 40 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | #817 | 40 |
| 2 | Tennessee | #771 | 22 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #728 | 18 |
| 4 | Kentucky | #630 | 16 |
| 5 | South Carolina | #606 | 25 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Brice in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce | Son Of A Nobleman | Male | Anglo |
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Compare Brice to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Brice against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).