Boys' name · since 1885
Boyce
5,518 babies named Boyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,518
- born since 1885
- 1930s
- peak decade
5,518 babies have been named Boyce since 1885, making it today's #8929 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Boyce recorded 5,518 times among boys since 1885, holding rank #8929 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,929 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,518 born since 1885
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boyce ranks #1,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,929 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,518 born since 1885, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,518
- born since 1885
- 1930s
- peak decade
Boyce's 5,518 recorded births place it above 96.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Boyce compares
5,518 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Boyce's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Boyce | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,518 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 34 | 22,252 |
Boyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Boyce splits its recorded history at 1959: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Boyce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1934)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Boyce popularity over time - girls
58 total births recorded since 1919 (Boyce as girls' name)
Boyce by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,034 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Boyce's strongest decade.
1,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Boyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 90
1900s
90 births
- 1910s
1910s
514 births
- 1920s
1920s
906 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,034 births
- 1940s
1940s
904 births
- 1950s
1950s
707 births
- 1960s
1960s
481 births
- 1970s 252
1970s
252 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 135
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 123
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,034 births (19% of all-time use).
How Boyce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Boyce's total volume
Boyce by state
Where Boyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 884 | 16.0% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 627 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 427 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 373 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 184 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 135 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 90 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 47 | 0.9% |
884 of 5,518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Boyce appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Boyce's data
- Boyce's decade-level peak was the 1930s (1,034 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Boyces (884 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Boyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Boyce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.