Boyce

Boyce: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wood”
Origin: French
Say it: BOYSS · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

From an Anglo-French surname derived from bois, 'wood.' It is primarily a transferred surname in English-language use.

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How popular is Boyce?

20243.3 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Boyce in 202411

Peak year1934

Total US babies since 18805,568

Boyce is steady now but far below its 1934 peak.

Names like Boyce

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliverolive tree · French
Beauhandsome · French
Calvinbald · French
Louisfamous warrior · French
Granttall; large · French
Saintholy person; saint · French
Russelllittle red-haired one · French
Travisto cross · French

Boyce questions

What does the name Boyce mean?

Boyce means "wood". It comes from French. From an Anglo-French surname derived from bois, 'wood.' It is primarily a transferred surname in English-language use.

Is Boyce a boy or girl name?

Boyce is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Boyce?

11 US babies were named Boyce in 2024. Its peak year was 1934.

How do you pronounce Boyce?

Boyce is usually pronounced BOYSS.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.