Boyce
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning from the wood; occupational or locational surname used as given name.
Boyce by the numbers
Boyce was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 122 babies in 1934, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Boyce. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Boyce
Names that are said the same way as Boyce, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Boss10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Boyce, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Boyce, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Boyce
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