Boycie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BOY-see
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Boycie is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “wood”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Boycie mean?
English: pet form of the surname Boyce, from Old French bois 'wood'
“wood”
Boycie, the boastful car dealer in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, made the nickname familiar.
Is Boycie a girl's or a boy's name?
Boycie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Boycie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Boycie, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Boycie of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Boycie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Boycie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Rowan, Ronnie, Finn, Frankie, Ronan, Rory, Reggie, Cove, Callan, Oakley, Lochlan
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Boycie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/boycie, updated 20 October 2026.