Where did the baby name Brycie come from in 1963?

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Brycie

The baby name Brycie was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data, appearing a single time in the 1960s:

  • 1965: unlisted
  • 1964: unlisted
  • 1963: 6 baby girls named Brycie [debut]
  • 1962: unlisted
  • 1961: unlisted

Where did it come from?

Like the names Toika and Perette, Brycie was inspired by a character created for a single episode of the TV series Route 66. That episode, called “Only by Cunning Glimpses,” aired on December 7, 1962.

In the episode, main characters Tod and Buz encountered a nightclub mentalist named Brycie Koseloff (played by actress Lois Smith). Brycie made a series of dire predictions about Tod’s future — including the prediction that Tod would eventually kill Buz — and, shockingly, her predictions started coming true…

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