Given name & surname · also Scottish, Welsh
Brice
“one who is alert; ambitious”·“one who is speckled”·“the son of a nobleman”
Brice is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is alert; ambitious”, “one who is speckled”, and “the son of a nobleman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is alert; ambitious”, “one who is speckled”, and “the son of a nobleman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Welsh, Scottish, and Anglo-Saxon naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,116
- 15,737 boys · 379 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 422 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #2,946 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,946 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 398 in 1989. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,758 as a first name in 2020; 10,893 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brice’s family of names
Brice shares a linguistic root with Brizio. In English usage, Brice has a related form in Bryce. In French usage, Brice has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bryce.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Brice has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old English roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brice
- Brice Oligui NguemaPresident of Gabon since 2023born 1975
- Brice SambaFrench-Congolese footballer (born 1994)
- Brice Dja DjédjéIvorian association football playerborn 1990
- Brice Guyartfoil fencerborn 1981
- Brice HortefeuxFrench politicianborn 1958
- Brice Feilluroad bicycle racerborn 1985
- Brice SensabaughAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
- Brice JovialGuadeloupean footballerborn 1984
- Brice LeverdezFrench badminton playerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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