Jayce
Jayce was the 167th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,199 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 132nd with 3,127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 35 places. More babies were named Jayce in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Jason · English, Greek
Say it JAYS /dʒeɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #167 boys, down 17 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,199boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20153,127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 47,162babies recorded
What does the name Jayce mean?
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
Jayce popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,739 since 1929, 31 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #167 | 2,199 |
| 2020 | #150 | 2,467 |
| 2010 | #299 | 1,097 |
| 2000 | #604 | 321 |
| 1990 | #1,674 | 49 |
| 1980 | #4,695 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,051 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayce, counting every spelling?
Jayce is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #177 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #167 for Jayce 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 Jayce?
2,199 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayce (0.61 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jayce 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 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayce.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayce?
About 45,000 people born in the US named Jayce are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Jayce 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.
Jayce by state
How common Jayce was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.4×), Delaware (2.1×), South Carolina (1.9×), Georgia (1.8×), Louisiana (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, Utah, Iowa.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jayce: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayce, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jayce · Sibling names for Jayce
Questions about the name Jayce
What does Jayce mean?
Jayce means “pet form of Jason” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jayce?
Jayce was the 167th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,199 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 132nd with 3,127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 35 places. More babies were named Jayce in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jayce a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jayce in the US.
Where is Jayce most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayce was most common in Mississippi (3.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Delaware and South Carolina.