Boy name#249 of boy names
Bryce
Pronounced B R AY1 S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2000
- 143 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Bryce?
Bryce is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 142,768 children — the 249th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 47% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 4,676 children were given it.
Brice is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Bryce and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Brice
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B R AY1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Bryce
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Bryce
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Bryce?
- Bryce ranks 249th among boys' names in US records, with 142,768 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,537.
- Is Bryce a unisex name?
- No. Bryce is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Bryce most popular?
- 2000, when 4,676 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Bryce spelled?
- Brice. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.