Brice
Brice is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, English.
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Brice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brice is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Brice
The earliest SSA record of Brice as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 8 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 398 newborns named Brice — #477 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Brice on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Brice ranks #3,002 for baby boys with 41 births, falling sharply (-57%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Brice
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Brice. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Brice
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About the name Brice
Brice is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Brice's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #458. Use the chart and map above to compare Brice's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.