Jaice
Jaice was the 5970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2351st with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,429 places. More babies were named Jaice in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayce) pet form of Jason · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #5,970 boys, down 3,068 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201656 babies
- Total since 1880
- 921babies recorded
What does the name Jaice mean?
Jaice is a spelling of Jayce, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayce's meaning and origin.
Jayce is a spelling of Jace or Jase, which began as short forms of Jason; Wiktionary calls it a non-standard spelling of those names and Wikipedia says it is often an abbreviation of Jason. Jason is a Greek name that DMNES derives from a verb meaning 'I heal'. Jayce is now usually given as a full name, and its sound also fits the many modern names that begin with Jay-.
Ἰάσων (Ancient Greek, “Iason, Jason”)ἰάομαι (Ancient Greek, “I heal”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jace, Jase, Jason, Jaycee.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayce', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jayce', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jason', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Jaice popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,970 | — | 15 |
| 2020 | — | #2,902 | — | 41 |
| 2010 | #12,769 | #3,936 | 8 | 26 |
| 2000 | #16,013 | #7,060 | 5 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jaice, counting every spelling?
Jaice is a spelling of Jayce, a name family that ranked #177 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,970 for Jaice on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,256 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayce | 2,199 | #167 | 11,412 |
| Jayse | 29 | #3,804 | 210 |
| Jaice | 15 | #5,970 | 164 |
| Jaise | 6 | #11,214 | 37 |
| Jaece | 7 | #10,094 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaice?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaice (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaice 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaice.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaice?
About 800 people born in the US named Jaice are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Jaice a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jaice by state
How common Jaice was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaice: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaice, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaice
What does Jaice mean?
Jaice is a spelling of Jayce, which means “pet form of Jason” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jaice?
Jaice was the 5970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2351st with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,429 places. More babies were named Jaice in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaice a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaice in the US.
Where is Jaice most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaice was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).