At a glance
- In short
- Jayce, a modern spelling of Jace from the Greek Jason, is often said to mean healer.
- U.S. rank 2025
- #167 of boy names
- Babies in 2025
- 2,199 (0.12% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #150 in 2020 to #167 in 2025
- Peak
- #132 in 2015
- Top state
- #95 in South Carolina
- First recorded
- 1956
Meaning of Jayce
Jayce is a modern name, usually explained as a variant spelling of Jace, which began as a short form of Jason. Jason derives from the Greek name Iason, based on a verb meaning to heal, so Jayce is often said to mean healer. It is pronounced JAYSS, rhyming with face.
Many people know the name from Jayce, an inventor in the video game League of Legends, who is also a main character in the Netflix animated series Arcane. An earlier Jayce was the hero of the 1980s cartoon Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
In the United States, Jayce climbed from 604th place in 2000 to a peak of 132nd in 2015. It has slipped gradually since then, and in 2025 it ranked 167th, with 2,199 boys given the name.
How to pronounce Jayce
English
- Pronounced JAYSS /dʒeɪs/
Popularity of Jayce in the U.S.
Jayce was the #167 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 2,199 babies. It peaked at #132 in 2015 and has been in the top 1,000 since 1996. It first appears in the records in 1956.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1956–2025 62 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,199 | 167 | ▲ 1 |
| 2024 | 2,184 | 168 | ▼ 2 |
| 2023 | 2,179 | 166 | ▼ 12 |
| 2022 | 2,429 | 154 | ▲ 4 |
| 2021 | 2,421 | 158 | ▼ 8 |
| 2020 | 2,467 | 150 | ▼ 2 |
| 2019 | 2,634 | 148 | ▼ 1 |
| 2018 | 2,659 | 147 | ▼ 8 |
| 2017 | 2,917 | 139 | ▼ 1 |
| 2016 | 2,972 | 138 | ▼ 6 |
| 2015 | 3,127 | 132 | ▲ 18 |
| 2014 | 2,718 | 150 | ▼ 3 |
| 2013 | 2,673 | 147 | ▲ 53 |
| 2012 | 1,919 | 200 | ▲ 23 |
| 2011 | 1,604 | 223 | ▲ 75 |
| 2010 | 1,097 | 298 | ▲ 57 |
| 2009 | 873 | 355 | ▲ 28 |
| 2008 | 800 | 383 | ▲ 26 |
| 2007 | 712 | 409 | ▲ 19 |
| 2006 | 657 | 428 | ▲ 28 |
| 2005 | 560 | 456 | ▲ 65 |
| 2004 | 460 | 521 | ▲ 15 |
| 2003 | 432 | 536 | ▲ 5 |
| 2002 | 409 | 541 | ▲ 76 |
| 2001 | 308 | 617 | ▼ 13 |
| 2000 | 321 | 604 | ▲ 159 |
| 1999 | 209 | 763 | ▲ 115 |
| 1998 | 165 | 878 | ▲ 103 |
| 1997 | 132 | 981 | ▼ 55 |
| 1996 | 141 | 926 | ▲ 211 |
| 1995 | 101 | 1,137 | ▲ 117 |
| 1994 | 86 | 1,254 | ▲ 125 |
| 1993 | 70 | 1,379 | ▼ 182 |
| 1992 | 87 | 1,197 | ▲ 171 |
| 1991 | 68 | 1,368 | ▲ 294 |
| 1990 | 49 | 1,662 | ▼ 170 |
| 1989 | 55 | 1,492 | ▲ 126 |
| 1988 | 44 | 1,618 | ▼ 588 |
| 1987 | 85 | 1,030 | ▼ 336 |
| 1986 | 171 | 694 | ▲ 920 |
| 1985 | 39 | 1,614 | ▲ 750 |
| 1984 | 21 | 2,364 | ▲ 548 |
| 1983 | 15 | 2,912 | ▲ 2,091 |
| 1982 | 7 | 5,003 | ▼ 850 |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,153 | ▲ 342 |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,495 | ▼ 1,598 |
| 1979 | 15 | 2,897 | ▲ 1,260 |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | ▲ 425 |
| 1977 | 7 | 4,582 | ▼ 164 |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,418 | ▼ 477 |
| 1975 | 8 | 3,941 | ▼ 623 |
| 1974 | 10 | 3,318 | back (not recorded in 1973) |
| 1972 | 6 | 4,441 | back (not recorded in 1971) |
| 1970 | 5 | 4,724 | back (not recorded in 1968–1969) |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,559 | back (not recorded in 1965–1966) |
| 1964 | 6 | 3,601 | ▼ 283 |
| 1963 | 7 | 3,318 | ▼ 13 |
| 1962 | 7 | 3,305 | ▲ 347 |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | back (not recorded in 1959–1960) |
| 1958 | 14 | 2,177 | ▲ 1,816 |
| 1957 | 5 | 3,993 | ▼ 1,730 |
| 1956 | 13 | 2,263 | new |
Jayce by state
Jayce ranks #95 in South Carolina (2025).
Rank by state 46 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 95 | 53 |
| Florida | 97 | 228 |
| Georgia | 98 | 116 |
| Michigan | 105 | 89 |
| Maryland | 106 | 53 |
| Louisiana | 112 | 46 |
| Mississippi | 117 | 27 |
| North Carolina | 118 | 101 |
| New York | 122 | 153 |
| Alabama | 124 | 43 |
| Rhode Island | 125 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 126 | 8 |
| New Hampshire | 130 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 135 | 94 |
| Delaware | 142 | 7 |
| Alaska | 143 | 6 |
| Virginia | 146 | 62 |
| Tennessee | 152 | 63 |
| North Dakota | 152 | 8 |
| New Mexico | 161 | 12 |
| Connecticut | 165 | 21 |
| West Virginia | 168 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 169 | 60 |
| Maine | 172 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 173 | 39 |
| Ohio | 185 | 70 |
| Indiana | 185 | 46 |
| Illinois | 186 | 63 |
| Missouri | 192 | 37 |
| Texas | 198 | 196 |
| Nevada | 201 | 15 |
| California | 205 | 182 |
| Arkansas | 208 | 17 |
| Oregon | 210 | 20 |
| Kansas | 219 | 18 |
| Kentucky | 227 | 24 |
| Minnesota | 231 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | 255 | 23 |
| Washington | 256 | 29 |
| Nebraska | 266 | 9 |
| Idaho | 282 | 9 |
| Arizona | 283 | 28 |
| Oklahoma | 311 | 15 |
| Colorado | 329 | 19 |
| Iowa | 379 | 9 |
| Utah | 515 | 8 |
Notable people named Jayce
- Jayce Salloum is a Canadian artist known for working across multiple disciplines.
- Jayce Hawryluk is a Canadian ice hockey forward, drafted 32nd overall by the Florida Panthers in 2014, now with EHC Kloten in the Swiss National League after NHL stints with the Panthers, Canucks, and Senators and time in Sweden, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.