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By Brynn McKeon · Jul 2026

Rice

OriginEnglish nature name
Meaning"ardor"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Rice as a girl's name
US Rank#868

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About Rice

Variation of Reece

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
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Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Rices

  • Rice Garland

    U.S. Congressman from Louisiana

  • Rice Alexander Pierce

    U.S. Congressman from Tennessee

  • Rice Powell

    Welsh colonel in the English Civil War

  • Rice Rees

    Welsh cleric and historian

  • Rice Sheppard

    Canadian politician from Alberta

  • Bryan "Rice" Le

    Youtube star

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