How Many People Are Named Boyce?
An estimated 2,467 people in the United States have the first name Boyce. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Boyce peaked in popularity in 1938 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Boyce as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Boyce paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Boyce is overwhelmingly male, 58 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,467
About 1 in 138,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1938
126 births
Total Registered
5,568
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Boyce
Boyce is predominantly male (99.0%), though 58 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Boyce as a male name
Ranked #7,294 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1934 (121 births)
Boyce as a female name
Ranked #5,822 in 1954
5 female births in 1954
Peak: 1927 (6 births)
Boyce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Boyce span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 1,049 babies were registered. Boyce has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Boyce by Decade
How has Boyce tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Boyce by State
Birth registrations for Boyce span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Louisiana, West Virginia. On average, about 181 Boyces were registered per state.
Boyce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Boyce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Boyce
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Boyce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Boyce?
We estimate approximately 2,467 people named Boyce are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 138,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Boyce a common name?
Boyce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,568 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Boyce most popular?
Boyce reached peak popularity in 1938, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Boyce is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Boyce a male name?
Boyce is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Boyce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Boyce Smith, Boyce Johnson, Boyce Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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