Jayce

Jayce is a modern English given name that developed as an elaborated spelling variant of Jace, itself a short form of Jason. Jason derives from the Greek Iason, possibly connected to the Greek verb iasthai, meaning to heal, though some scholars link it to the Hebrew name Joshua, meaning God is salvation. The name gained popularity in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, driven by trends favoring short, phonetically direct names with a contemporary feel. Related forms include Jace, Jason, and Jayson.