Given name
Loyce
“one who is faithful and true”·“a famous warrior”·“a delightful woman”
Loyce is a variant of Loyal. One English interpretation is “one who is faithful and true.” Loyce is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loyce is a variant of Loyal. One English interpretation is “one who is faithful and true.” Loyce is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.” Loyce is a variant of Loicy. One American interpretation is “a delightful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Loyce is a variant of Loyal. Loyal has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions. Loyce is a variant of Loicy. An origin associated with Loicy is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loyce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,278
- 775 boys · 3,503 girls
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 130 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 18% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 107 in 1933. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,720 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.
Loyce’s family of names
Loyce has a related form in Louise. Loyce has a related form in Loyal. Loyce has a related form in Loicy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 Loyce
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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