boys' name ★ peaked 1998

Brice

Meaning A male given name Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #2,946 Trend ↓ Falling 56%

A male given name. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Bryce.

Rank 2025
#2,946
among boys · ↓500 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Brice · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,668
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1998
422 babies
All-time total
16,116
#946 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Brice popularity over time

16,116 babies have been named Brice since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 34 34 3 – #707
1890s – 48 48 5 +41% #776
1900s – 52 52 5 +8% #939
1910s – 220 220 22 +323% #1,065
1920s – 429 429 43 +95% #914
1930s – 354 354 35 -17% #897
1940s – 343 343 34 -3% #1,109
1950s – 583 583 58 +70% #831
1960s – 668 668 67 +15% #848
1970s 11 1,364 1,375 138 +106% #579
1980s 20 2,537 2,557 256 +86% #459
1990s 179 3,356 3,535 354 +38% #527
2000s 109 3,324 3,433 343 -3% #572
2010s 48 2,021 2,069 207 -40% #850
2020s (to 2025) 12 404 416 69 -66% #1,647

Where Brice is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 32 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.01 outside top 500

Where Brice is most popular

Boys named Brice per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.037 per 1,000. Strongest in South Carolina, Louisiana, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Brice born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Carolina 14 0.135 +270%
Louisiana 6 0.059 +60%
North Carolina 12 0.047 +28%
Georgia 11 0.043 +19%
Texas 30 0.034 -7%
Florida 15 0.032 -13%
Pennsylvania 7 0.026 -28%
Ohio 6 0.023 -38%
California 7 0.008 -79%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brice

Brice is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,946 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 16,116 American babies have been named Brice. Its peak came in 1998, when 422 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brice stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brice?

The median living Brice is about 29 years old; half are between 19 and 40. An estimated 14 thousand people named Brice are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brice year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 42 #2,946
2024 – – 56 #2,446
2023 – – 48 #2,701
2022 6 #13,899 69 #2,137
2021 – – 101 #1,647
2020 6 #13,755 88 #1,747
2019 8 #11,551 120 #1,453
2018 5 #16,112 139 #1,307
2017 – – 155 #1,197
2016 7 #13,138 194 #1,029
2015 12 #9,047 247 #892
2014 5 #17,013 241 #894
2013 6 #14,940 251 #850
2012 – – 219 #932
2011 – – 212 #938
2010 5 #17,483 243 #865
2009 5 #17,772 306 #749
2008 – – 329 #708
2007 15 #8,167 316 #724
2006 13 #8,810 318 #698
2005 11 #9,559 347 #632
2004 9 #10,836 318 #647
2003 14 #7,653 339 #614
2002 15 #7,104 333 #605
2001 9 #10,245 361 #572
2000 18 #5,980 357 #572
1995 33 #3,367 318 #573
1990 – – 348 #530
1985 – – 248 #559
1980 5 #10,571 193 #628
1975 5 #9,226 128 #735
1970 – – 100 #809
1965 – – 72 #866
1960 – – 74 #886
1955 – – 66 #917
1950 – – 39 #1,143
1945 – – 28 #1,250
1940 – – 32 #1,186
1935 – – 21 #1,498
1930 – – 38 #1,134
1925 – – 39 #1,124
1920 – – 44 #1,049
1915 – – 35 #1,085
1910 – – 5 #1,621
1905 – – – –
1900 – – 8 #978
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 6 #900
1885 – – 8 #707
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Brice

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux French politician (born 1958) Contemporary
  2. 2 Brice Dja Djédjé Brice Dja Djédjé Ivorian footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  3. 3 Brice Feillu Brice Feillu French road bicycle racer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Brice Guyart Brice Guyart French fencer (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brice, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brice?

The median living Brice is about 29 years old. Half of all living Brices are between 19 and 40 years old.

How many people named Brice are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Brice are alive in the United States, based on 16,116 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brice mean?

A male given name. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Bryce.

How popular is the name Brice in 2025?

Brice ranked #2,946 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brice?

16,116 babies have been named Brice in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brice most popular?

Brice peaked in 1998, when 422 newborns received the name.

Is Brice a boy or girl name?

Brice is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brice rising or falling?

Brice is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brice become more popular?

Brice is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 boys named Brice in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brice?

Well-known people named Brice include Brice Hortefeux (politician), Brice Dja Djédjé (soccer player), Brice Feillu (cyclist).

Names like Brice

Names that sound and feel close to Brice: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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