Bryce
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Meaning
from Bricius, a fifth-century saint's name of debated Celtic root, sometimes glossed "speckled"; quiet centuries in Scotland, then an American 1990s favorite with canyon-country freshness built into its sound
The story
Bryce descends from Bricius, a fifth-century bishop of Tours, and its original meaning is honestly uncertain, possibly speckled, according to the scholars who have tried. In America the name has a landmark doing its advertising: Bryce Canyon in Utah, that amphitheater of orange stone spires, named for Ebenezer Bryce, the Scottish-born carpenter who homesteaded beneath it in the 1870s. The name itself spent decades as a low, steady presence in the records before beginning a patient climb in the late twentieth century, reaching its strongest stretch through the 2000s and 2010s. It has eased since, but Bryce keeps a particular appeal: brisk and rugged as the canyon itself, brief as a skipped stone, with some fifteen centuries of quiet history folded inside five letters. Not many names fit a national park and a nursery equally well.
How popular is Bryce around the world?
In the United States, 8,115 babies were named Bryce between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 9 boys were registered as Bryce in 2017.
Bryce is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada, Scotland and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 2,700
In the United States, 8,115 babies were named Bryce between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Bryce peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure. Bryce went to 3,211 US babies in 2015 and 995 in 2025, 31% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
1 in 2,0002017
In South Australia, 9 boys were registered as Bryce in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 7,500
In Canada, 49 boys named Bryce were born in 2024, the 564th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Scotland
1 in 9,200
In Scotland, 5 boys named Bryce were registered in 2024, the 535th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 53,000
In England and Wales, 11 boys named Bryce were born in 2025, ranked 2,133rd among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Argentina
last on record 2015
Bryce is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
France
last on record 2016
Bryce is not on the 2025 record for France, where spellings under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
Ireland
last on record 2007
Bryce is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
New South Wales
outside the top 100
Bryce is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.
share of that year’s top-100 registrations
New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names
New Zealand
last on record 2015
Bryce is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Bryce
Most people given the name Bryce in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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