Head to head · Boys' names
Bryce vs Titus
#357 vs #358 in 2025
Bryce is a whisker ahead (#357 vs #358 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Bryce is stepping back from its peak, Titus is holding its place on the charts. On momentum, Titus has the edge.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Bryce leads 4 measures of 6; Titus leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Bryce —, Titus #852 — Titus higher
- 1890s: Bryce —, Titus #958 — Titus higher
- 1900s: Bryce #1325, Titus #1056 — Titus higher
- 1910s: Bryce #1143, Titus #1208 — Bryce higher
- 1920s: Bryce #701, Titus #1379 — Bryce higher
- 1930s: Bryce #733, Titus #1401 — Bryce higher
- 1940s: Bryce #717, Titus #1403 — Bryce higher
- 1950s: Bryce #601, Titus #1242 — Bryce higher
- 1960s: Bryce #559, Titus #929 — Bryce higher
- 1970s: Bryce #385, Titus #812 — Bryce higher
- 1980s: Bryce #245, Titus #750 — Bryce higher
- 1990s: Bryce #140, Titus #864 — Bryce higher
- 2000s: Bryce #105, Titus #544 — Bryce higher
- 2010s: Bryce #141, Titus #320 — Bryce higher
- 2020s: Bryce #277, Titus #362 — Bryce higher
Bryce stood higher in 12 of 15 decades; Bryce has held the lead since the 1910s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Bryce | Titus |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | — | #852 |
| 1890s | — | #958 |
| 1900s | #1325 | #1056 |
| 1910s | #1143 | #1208 |
| 1920s | #701 | #1379 |
| 1930s | #733 | #1401 |
| 1940s | #717 | #1403 |
| 1950s | #601 | #1242 |
| 1960s | #559 | #929 |
| 1970s | #385 | #812 |
| 1980s | #245 | #750 |
| 1990s | #140 | #864 |
| 2000s | #105 | #544 |
| 2010s | #141 | #320 |
| 2020s | #277 | #362 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Bryce
Not established
The name reached English through Latin Bricius, borne by Saint Brice of Tours, who succeeded Saint Martin as bishop there in the fifth century. Bricius is Gaulish, and no reading of it has ever been settled — Celtic roots meaning 'speckled' and 'high, noble' have both been proposed, and neither has carried the day. What is documented is the man, the see, and the long life of the name after him.
Bricius → Brice → Bryce
How it traveled
Saint Brice of Tours gave the name its start; his cult spread widely enough through medieval Europe that Brice turned up across France and England as an ordinary baptismal name. From there it hardened into a family name, and in Scotland and northern England it settled into the spelling Bryce.
Titus
Not established
Nobody has established what Titus meant. What is documented is its role: it was one of about eighteen praenomina in regular use in Rome, old enough by the classical period that Roman writers themselves no longer explained it. A connection to Latin titulus, 'inscription, title of honor', has been proposed, as has a Sabine origin, but neither is settled.
Titus (Roman praenomen) → Τίτος / Titos (Greek New Testament) → Titus (Latin Vulgate) → Titus (English)
How it traveled
Titus began as a Roman praenomen — a personal first name, in a culture that used very few of them — and appears in Latin records for as long as Latin records exist. It was carried by the emperor Titus, who ruled briefly at the end of the first century and completed the Colosseum begun by his father.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Bryce
BRYSE
One syllable, rhyming with price. The final -ce is an s sound, never a k or a ch.
- Bry — The one short form in genuine use; informal, family and friends rather than paperwork.
- B — Initial-only nickname, common among teammates and classmates; rarely used by adults in writing.
Titus
TY-tus
Stress on the first syllable, rhyming with 'righteous'. Classical Latin would have said TEE-toos, and the Italian and Spanish Tito keeps that vowel — worth knowing if the name will be heard in more than one language.
- Ty — The most common English short form, and a standalone given name in its own right.
- Tito — The Italian and Spanish form of the full name, used as an affectionate short form in Spanish-speaking families and independently as a given name.
- T — Informal, spoken rather than written; Romans themselves abbreviated the name to T. in inscriptions.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Bryce if you want…
- a name past its most crowded yearsBryce is stepping back from its peak
- a name with fewer syllablesBryce is 1 syllable to Titus's 2
- a newer arrivalBryce entered the US charts in 1908
- a name that feels very nowBryce is stepping back from its peak
Choose Titus if you want…
- a name with more sound in itTitus runs 2 syllables, Bryce 1
- a long American recordTitus was already in use when US records began in 1880
- a name that ages quietlyan estimated 40% chance of feeling dated by 2040, against 67% for Bryce
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Bryce
Strengths
- One syllable, one clear sound — no stress to explain, no silent letters, and nothing to correct on a first introduction.
- A documented line back to a fifth-century bishop of Tours, which is a longer record than most surname-style first names can show.
- Works as both a given name and a family name, so it sits comfortably in a full name of any length.
To consider
- Brice is the older spelling and still in use, so expect to spell it out now and then. Bryson, Bryan and Bryant are close enough in sound that mishearing happens too.
- The -ce ending makes the possessive awkward in writing: Bryce's is fine, but plenty of people will hesitate over it, and rhymes with mice, twice and ice are the obvious playground material.
- It rose fast enough in the surname-name wave that it reads as distinctly modern American rather than old-fashioned — an advantage or not, depending on what you want the name to signal alongside a sibling's.
Titus
Strengths
- Spelled the way it sounds in English, and short enough that a child can write it early.
- A documented record stretching from Roman inscriptions through the New Testament to the present, with no gap.
- Recognizable across Italian, Spanish, Polish and Greek in forms close enough to the English one.
To consider
- Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus is his most violent play. Most people won't make the connection, but it is the other famous Titus, and anyone who studied it will remember.
- The New Testament link is real and specific — a whole epistle bears the name. If a distinctly Christian reading isn't what you're after, it will still be the first association for some listeners.
- The -us ending is uncommon among American boys' names right now, so Titus stands somewhat apart from its classmates. That cuts both ways: little confusion, but he will spend a lifetime being the only one in the room.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Bryce
67%chance Bryce feels dated by 2040
Bryce is coming down from a big peak (#92 in 2000). This is the stretch of the cycle where a name starts to sound like the decade it ruled.
Titus
40%chance Titus feels dated by 2040
Titus sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Bryce or Titus — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Bryce or Titus?
- Bryce, in 2025: Bryce ranked #357 with 919 babies; Titus ranked #358 with 910 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Bryce or Titus?
- Neither is rising. Over the last five years Bryce moved down 123 places; Titus moved down 18 places.
- Which is the older name, Bryce or Titus?
- Bryce entered the US charts in 1908; Titus was already in use when US records began in 1880. On the American record, Titus is the older name.
- How many people are named Bryce and Titus?
- About 119,000 people named Bryce are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 25,500 people named Titus are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Bryces or Tituss in the classroom?
- Bryce will almost certainly be the only one in school. Titus will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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