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Bryce

Bryce: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“speckled”
Origin
Celtic
Say it
BRYSS · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

Usually traced to a surname from a Celtic personal name related to Welsh ap Rhys or to Brys, a form connected with 'speckled' or 'freckled'. Its exact route is somewhat debated.

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How popular is Bryce?

2024360 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 Bryce in 20241,197

2024 rank#297 boys

Peak year2000

Total US babies since 1880126,685

Bryce is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.

Names like Bryce

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
  • Kanewarrior · Celtic
  • Allenlittle rock; handsome · Celtic
  • Melvinchieftain · Celtic

Bryce questions

What does the name Bryce mean?

Bryce means "speckled". It comes from Celtic. Usually traced to a surname from a Celtic personal name related to Welsh ap Rhys or to Brys, a form connected with 'speckled' or 'freckled'. Its exact route is somewhat debated.

Is Bryce a boy or girl name?

Bryce is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bryce?

1,197 US babies were named Bryce in 2024. Its peak year was 2000.

How do you pronounce Bryce?

Bryce is usually pronounced BRYSS.

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.