Names / Boy names
Rice
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#678
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
287
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #678 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Rice first appears in 1880. It peaked in 1880 at #678. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Roughly 287 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.