Boyce
Boyce was the 9038th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 529th; the most babies were born in 1934 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,477 places. More babies were named Boyce in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,038 boys, down 1,446 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1934121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,576babies recorded
Boyce popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 58 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,038 | 8 |
| 2020 | #7,592 | 10 |
| 2010 | #9,826 | 7 |
| 2000 | #4,809 | 15 |
| 1990 | #6,484 | 7 |
| 1980 | #2,117 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,659 | 27 |
| 1960 | #964 | 62 |
| 1950 | #827 | 68 |
| 1940 | #585 | 102 |
| 1930 | #667 | 87 |
| 1920 | #805 | 69 |
| 1910 | #823 | 14 |
| 1900 | #583 | 18 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Boyce, counting every spelling?
Boyce has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Boyce?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Boyce (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Boyce born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Boyce.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Boyce?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Boyce are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 45 and 76. That makes Boyce a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Boyce: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Boyce, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Boyce
How popular is the name Boyce?
Boyce was the 9038th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 529th; the most babies were born in 1934 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,477 places. More babies were named Boyce in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Boyce a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Boyce in the US.