Boy · Latin, through French
Bryce
Say it: BRYSS
Meaning
From Brice, a French saint's name from Latin Britius, whose origin is uncertain (possibly Celtic).
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rare until the 1970s, it became popular in the US in the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 121,158 babies given this name since 1908
- At its height in 2000, about 1 in 455 boys
- 1,613 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Brice
| French | Brice |
|---|---|
| Latin | Britius |
Famous bearers
- St Brice of Tours, 5th-century bishop
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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