How popular is the name Boyce?

Boyce ranks 1,453rd among boys' names in US records, with 5,584 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 122.

Is Boyce a unisex name?

No. Boyce is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1938, when 121 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boice. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,453 of boy names

Pronounced B OY1 S (ARPABET)

Boyce is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 5,584 children — the 1,453rd most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 122 births across the past decade, against a peak of 121 in a single year. That peak was in 1938.

Boice is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1938Boys: 121Girls: 5

These spellings sound identical to Boyce and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Boyce?: Boyce ranks 1,453rd among boys' names in US records, with 5,584 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 122.
Is Boyce a unisex name?: No. Boyce is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Boyce most popular?: 1938, when 121 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Boyce spelled?: Boice. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.