Jayce is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #4598 in 2004 with 3 recorded births. This places Jayce in the bottom 24% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 3 births ranking #4598. In 2004, approximately 1 in every 95,285 girls born was named Jayce. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Jayce is a modern English spelling of Jace. Through that route it connects back to Jason, a name traditionally explained as meaning "healer".
The name belongs to the modern English family of Jace spellings that freshen an older classical name without changing its basic root. It has become especially visible in recent English-language naming.