Brice

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Brice is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name216K records spelled Brice14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written B-Rice, Brïce, Brïçė, Brîćè, Brìcė

• Spanish given name16K records spelled Brice8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Colombia, Peru

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Brìçé, Brïçë, Brïçę, Bricé

77 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Brice is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from the personal name St Britius/Brice, popular in medieval England and Scotland; first attested Bricius de Kyrkebi 12th DC (L)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In French, From Latin Bricius, a name of uncertain Gaulish/Celtic origin; linked to Saint Brice.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• The name of a saint who was a disciple and successor of St Martin of Tours. His name is found in the Latinized forms Bri(c)tius and Bricius and is probably of Gaulish origin, possibly derived from a word meaning ‘speckled’ (compare Welsh brych).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, Du latin Bricius, peut-être d’origine gauloise; associé à l’idée de « détruire ». Saint Brice, évêque de Tours, fêté le 13 novembre.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du latin Bricius; saint Brice, fête le 13 novembre.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 135 years between 1882–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Brice Parainb. 1897FRFrench philosopher and writer
• Brice Mardenb. 1938USAmerican painter (1938-2023)
• Brice Hortefeuxb. 1958FRFrench politician
• Brice Fournierb. 1966FRFrench actor
• Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguemab. 1975GAPresident of Gabon since 2023
• Brice Beckhamb. 1976USAmerican actor
• Brice Guyartb. 1981FRfoil fencer
• Brice Maubleub. 1989FRFrench footballer
• Brice Dja Djédjéb. 1990CIIvorian association football player
• Brice Sambab. 1994CGFrench-Congolese footballer (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 535 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Brice?

We estimate roughly 42 thousand people bear Brice (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Brice have the most bearers?

We estimate about 28 thousand people bear Brice in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled brice.

How common is Brice compared with other names?

In France, Brice is the 418th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Brice a male or female name?

Brice is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Brice mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) from a Celtic personal name surviving only as Britius or Brixius; (ii) a different form of Breeze; (iii) anglicization of the Jewish surname Briess, of unknown origin and meaning.