US rank #2716 Boys' name Peak 2020 1,234 births

Pryce — #2716 US boys' name

1,234 babies named Pryce in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61970s51990s1112000s3162010s5252020s271
#2716
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Pryce was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

73 babies were named Pryce in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pryce

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,234 babies named Pryce between 1931 and 2024, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pryce currently holds the #2716 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pryce performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pryce shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Pryce in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pryce 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 1,234 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.

Pryce at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,234

Since 1931

94 years of records

Peak year

2020

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,716

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1931

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pryce popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1931

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
73
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941931 6

Pryce popularity over time — girls

50 total births recorded since 2005 (Pryce as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
4681012 20232021202020172013201220072005 7

Pryce by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
525 births that decade — 43% of Pryce's all-time total
1930s61970s51990s1112000s3162010s5252020s271

Pryce by state

Where Pryce concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Pryce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
91 7.4%
#2 Georgia
22 1.8%
#3 California
19 1.5%
#4 Florida
15 1.2%
#5 Louisiana
10 0.8%
#6 Tennessee
6 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.4%
#8 Michigan
5 0.4%
Texas share of Pryce's total US births 7.4%
Even split

91 of 1,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Pryce appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pryce?
1,234 babies have been named Pryce since 1931. It currently ranks #2716 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 73 births.
When was Pryce most popular?
Pryce was most popular in the 2010s decade with 525 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Pryce most popular?
The top states for the name Pryce are Texas (91 births), Georgia (22 births), California (19 births).
How long has the name Pryce been used?
Pryce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 94 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pryce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prynce, Pryor, Prynceton, Pryson. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1931–2024 (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.