Given name
Jayce
“God is my salvation”
Jayce is a variant of Jace. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jayce is a variant of Jace. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jayce is a variant of Jace. An origin associated with Jace is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47,162
- 45,423 boys · 1,739 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 3,191 babies
- 2025
- 2,230
- #167 for boys · #4,493 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 98% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,199 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 167 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 3,127 in 2015. It also appeared in 31 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (228). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 28,327 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jayce
- Jayce OliveroGibraltarian association football player (born 1998)
- Jayce HawrylukCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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