US rank #2438 Boys' name Peak 1989 15,697 births

Brice — #2438 US boys' name

15,697 babies named Brice in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2438
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Brice was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

398 babies were named Brice in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brice

The Social Security Administration has registered 15,697 babies named Brice between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brice currently holds the #2438 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 398 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,356 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Brice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brice in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brice in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15,697 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brice at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

15,697

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1989

398 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,438

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brice popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
398
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Brice popularity over time — girls

379 total births recorded since 1973 (Brice as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 379 births
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Brice by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,356 births that decade — 21% of Brice's all-time total
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Brice by state

Where Brice concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,284 8.2%
#2 California
1,035 6.6%
#3 Ohio
897 5.7%
#4 Florida
566 3.6%
#5 Indiana
528 3.4%
#6 Georgia
493 3.1%
#7 Illinois
472 3.0%
#8 Louisiana
433 2.8%
Texas share of Brice's total US births 8.2%
Even split

1,284 of 15,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Brice appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brice?
15,697 babies have been named Brice since 1882. It currently ranks #2438 among boys. The peak year was 1989 with 398 births.
When was Brice most popular?
Brice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,356 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Brice most popular?
The top states for the name Brice are Texas (1,284 births), California (1,035 births), Ohio (897 births).
How long has the name Brice been used?
Brice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Briggs, Bridger, Britton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.