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Jayce

Boy

Meaning of Jayce: American: 'modern variant of Jason'

Jayce is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 169th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 747th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#169

2,230 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#747

46 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

47,162

First recorded 1929 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 32 babies1985: 45 babies1986: 176 babies1987: 90 babies1988: 50 babies1989: 66 babies1990: 56 babies19901991: 84 babies1992: 111 babies1993: 87 babies1994: 108 babies1995: 125 babies1996: 174 babies1997: 168 babies1998: 207 babies1999: 256 babies2000: 360 babies20002001: 353 babies2002: 467 babies2003: 487 babies2004: 505 babies2005: 614 babies2006: 717 babies2007: 768 babies2008: 862 babies2009: 926 babies2010: 1,137 babies20102011: 1,662 babies2012: 1,989 babies2013: 2,754 babies2014: 2,787 babies2015: 3,191 babies2016: 3,061 babies2017: 2,984 babies2018: 2,720 babies2019: 2,688 babies2020: 2,505 babies20202021: 2,461 babies2022: 2,462 babies2023: 2,215 babies2024: 2,200 babies2025: 2,230 babies
US babies named Jayce per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,191.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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