Meaning: Its source is brych, a Welsh name meaning "Dotted."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Brice

Variant Forms: Brycen

Feminine Forms: Bryce

Popularity: The name Bryce ranked 94th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 535th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: The derivation of this name is not certain. A Latin name, Britius, is certainly part of this name's history. However, the connection between that name and the Welsh word brych (the source of the Welsh name Brychan) cannot be established with certainty.