Boys' name · since 1882

Brice

15,737 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.

#946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,943 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,737
born since 1882
1990s
peak decade

Brice currently ranks #2943 among boys' names in America, with 15,737 babies recorded since 1882.

Brice has 15,737 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2943 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.

  • #946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,943 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 15,737 born since 1882
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brice ranks #946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,943 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,737 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.

#946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,943 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,737
born since 1882
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.8%
Brice vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Brice's 15,737 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

40 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Brice compares

15,737 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Brice's all-time total is 43x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Brice Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 15,737 369 358,536
Peak-year births 398 34 22,252

Brice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Brice's full recorded timeline at 1958, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 398 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Brice popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
398
Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
0100200300400500 188219081925194219591976199320102025 42

Brice popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 379 births
010203040 197319881995199920032007201420192022 6

Brice by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (3,356 births, 21% of the file).

1990s was Brice's strongest decade.

3,356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Brice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,356 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Brice 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 Brice's total volume

Brice vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.6%-105, 5.3%-65, 3.8%-146, 1.7%-146, 2.5%-145, 2%-142, 6.9%-146, 4.7%-96, 17.1%-114, 2.6%-132, 1.7%-146, 7%-146, 3.3%-146, 3.4%-59, 3.7%Brice-144, 2.5%Brice
Brice vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
1,288 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

1,288 of 15,737 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?
Brice has been given to 15,737 babies in the U.S. since 1882, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #946 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,943 of 13,930. 398 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
Where does Brice sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brice ranks #946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,943 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (1,288 births), California (1,035 births), Ohio (897 births).
How long has the name Brice been used?
Records for Brice go back to 1882, giving 144 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Brice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Briggs, Bridger, Briar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Brice's data

  • Brice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,356 total births); usage has since declined to 404 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Brices (1,288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brice

Nearby Names Like Brice

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brice

Names with a similar popularity rank to Brice

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1882–2025 (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 Brice 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.