Around the world, Niece (Nece 
, Niece 
, Niess 
) is a rare predominantly girly, but very infrequently male forename. The first name Niece is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare girly name, Philippines, where it is a very rare girly name, and the United States, where it is a very rare epicene name. More frequently, Niece is the last name as well as the forename.