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Boyce

Used in both girl and boy records

Boyce appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Boyce by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBoyce as a girl’s nameUS records 1919–1954
#27765girl rank1948peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBoyce as a boy’s nameUS records 1885–2024
#1487boy rank1938peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Boyce in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19276 uses#419519281919–195411 listed years
Boy1934121 uses#52919381885–2020126 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.