Jayce is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #3765 in 2021 with 40 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 89 births ranking #2179. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 21.2%. In 2021, approximately 1 in every 40,993 girls born was named Jayce. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.