Given name & surname
Tyce
“one who is high-spirited; fiery”
Tyce is a variant of Tyson. One French interpretation is “one who is high-spirited; fiery.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tyce is a variant of Tyson. One French interpretation is “one who is high-spirited; fiery.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tyce is a variant of Tyson. An origin associated with Tyson is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,614
- 2,614 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 169 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,255 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,255 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 169 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,084 as a first name in 2020; 214 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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