Brice is the French form of Brictius, the name of a 5th-century bishop of Tours, and is thought to be Celtic, usually explained as "speckled" or "freckled". Saint Brice's Day on November 13 is remembered in English history for a massacre ordered by King Aethelred in 1002. In the United States Brice was in the top 1000 at number 572 in 2000, has lost ground to the spelling Bryce and stands at number 2946 in 2025.