Jayce is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #4143 in 2023 with 35 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 89 births ranking #2179. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 45,790 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.