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Bryce

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Speckled, freckled”

Linguistic heritage: Irish

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:BREYES
IPA (US English):/ˈbraɪs/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity20004,319 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#357995 births in 2025
Total US Registrations127,695Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio97% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1910 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

01,0802,1603,2394,319191019331956197920022025
Peak US Popularity2000 (4,319 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1910
Recent 2025 Level919 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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