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Brice

Brice: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“speckled”
Origin
Celtic
Say it
BRYS · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

From the old Gaulish name Brictius/Bricius, traditionally explained as 'speckled' or 'spotted'. It came into English use through French and Saint Brice.

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How popular is Brice?

202416.8 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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.

Babies named Brice in 202456

2024 rank#2,439 boys

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 188016,076

Brice is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.

Names like Brice

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • GaelGaelic person · Celtic
  • Arthurmeaning uncertain · Celtic
  • Alanuncertain; possibly little rock or handsome · Celtic
  • Tristantumult; outcry · Celtic
  • Bryanhigh, noble · Celtic
  • Brycespeckled · Celtic
  • Kanewarrior · Celtic
  • Allenlittle rock; handsome · Celtic

Brice questions

What does the name Brice mean?

Brice means "speckled". It comes from Celtic. From the old Gaulish name Brictius/Bricius, traditionally explained as 'speckled' or 'spotted'. It came into English use through French and Saint Brice.

Is Brice a boy or girl name?

Brice is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Brice?

56 US babies were named Brice in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Brice?

Brice is usually pronounced BRYS.

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.