Healing root, in the Jason-related English short-form tradition.
Jayce is documented as a Jace/Jase spelling, and those names shorten Jason. The Greek-derived Jason entry traces its name to a heal verb; it separately qualifies a possible biblical Joshua rendering. The healing interpretation belongs to the Greek Jason route and is not a prediction of health or occupation. The licensed strong gloss remains unverified rather than blended into this meaning.
Origin
Modern English Jace/Jase spelling, through the Greek Jason name family.
The exact Jayce entry documents a Jace/Jase spelling; both shorter names explicitly derive from Jason. This establishes one English naming route. The older licensed Cherokee attribution remains preserved as a candidate pending name-specific language evidence; this review does not declare every same-spelling cultural history impossible.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2017
Girls
7
2609
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Canada
2025
Boys
148 · preliminary
231
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
4929
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
45 (rounded to 5)
857
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2004
Girls
3
4598
Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
39
822
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2023
Boys
3
395
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Boys
5
560
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Boys
3
829
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
31
4460
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
2,199
167
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Healing root, in the Jason-related English short-form tradition.
Checked against cited source
Jayce is documented as a Jace/Jase spelling, and those names shorten Jason. The Greek-derived Jason entry traces its name to a heal verb; it separately qualifies a possible biblical Joshua rendering. The healing interpretation belongs to the Greek Jason route and is not a prediction of health or occupation. The licensed strong gloss remains unverified rather than blended into this meaning.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Short form of: Jason
Checked against cited source
Through the specifically documented Jace/Jase spelling and Jason short-form route. Jayce can also be used independently; statistical series remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Modern English Jace/Jase spelling, through the Greek Jason name family.
Checked against cited source
The exact Jayce entry documents a Jace/Jase spelling; both shorter names explicitly derive from Jason. This establishes one English naming route. The older licensed Cherokee attribution remains preserved as a candidate pending name-specific language evidence; this review does not declare every same-spelling cultural history impossible.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Supporting evidence: Jace: explicit Jason short-form formation
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Supporting evidence for this specifically qualified name history. Adapted from Wiktionary contributors; separate spellings, cultural histories and source-language readings remain distinct.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Supporting evidence: Jase: explicit Jason short-form formation
Checked against cited source
Supporting evidence for this specifically qualified name history. Adapted from Wiktionary contributors; separate spellings, cultural histories and source-language readings remain distinct.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Supporting evidence: Jason: Greek healing-verb root and separate biblical rendering proposal
Checked against cited source
Supporting evidence for this specifically qualified name history. Adapted from Wiktionary contributors; separate spellings, cultural histories and source-language readings remain distinct.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Jace
Checked against cited source
Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English name entry. Each spelling retains separate popularity statistics and may have additional histories.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Jase
Checked against cited source
Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English name entry. Each spelling retains separate popularity statistics and may have additional histories.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.