Bryce vs Francis
Bryce and Franciscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Bryce was ranked #315 and Francis #166 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bryce was ranked #2088 and Francis #193 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Bryce was ranked #629 and Francis #253 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bryce was ranked #535 and Francis #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bryce was ranked #5891 and Francis #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Bryce and Francis over time
Bryce and Francis appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Francis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bryce in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Francis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bryce in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bryce held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Francis in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bryce #533 in 2001, Francis #188 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bryce #2088, Francis #193.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bryce | Francis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #309 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bryce and Francis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bryce
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1989–2000
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1989–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Francis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #316 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys