Girl nameCurrently #40 in the USFalling
Grace
GRAYSS//ɡreɪs//
1 syllablePeak year: 20035 lettersStarts with G
Meaning & origin
Grace, God's favor
Grace comes directly from the English virtue word, ultimately from the Latin 'gratia', and was adopted as a given name by the 16th-century Puritans alongside other virtue names like Faith and Hope. It has remained a beloved, elegant classic ever since, associated with Grace Kelly's poise on screen and as Princess of Monaco.
Grace's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Grace |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 988 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1882 | 1,201 |
| 1883 | 1,307 |
| 1884 | 1,535 |
| 1885 | 1,580 |
| 1886 | 1,735 |
| 1887 | 1,692 |
| 1888 | 2,100 |
| 1889 | 2,049 |
| 1890 | 2,289 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1892 | 2,312 |
| 1893 | 2,318 |
| 1894 | 2,367 |
| 1895 | 2,457 |
| 1896 | 2,496 |
| 1897 | 2,468 |
| 1898 | 2,741 |
| 1899 | 2,362 |
| 1900 | 2,953 |
| 1901 | 2,403 |
| 1902 | 2,648 |
| 1903 | 2,625 |
| 1904 | 2,522 |
| 1905 | 2,643 |
| 1906 | 2,636 |
| 1907 | 2,759 |
| 1908 | 2,918 |
| 1909 | 2,923 |
| 1910 | 3,154 |
| 1911 | 3,317 |
| 1912 | 4,432 |
| 1913 | 4,690 |
| 1914 | 5,607 |
| 1915 | 7,063 |
| 1916 | 7,485 |
| 1917 | 7,389 |
| 1918 | 7,792 |
| 1919 | 7,206 |
| 1920 | 7,193 |
| 1921 | 7,250 |
| 1922 | 6,769 |
| 1923 | 6,334 |
| 1924 | 6,342 |
| 1925 | 6,004 |
| 1926 | 5,449 |
| 1927 | 5,331 |
| 1928 | 5,012 |
| 1929 | 4,599 |
| 1930 | 4,237 |
| 1931 | 3,730 |
| 1932 | 3,555 |
| 1933 | 3,347 |
| 1934 | 3,101 |
| 1935 | 3,005 |
| 1936 | 2,813 |
| 1937 | 2,715 |
| 1938 | 2,620 |
| 1939 | 2,388 |
| 1940 | 2,402 |
| 1941 | 2,108 |
| 1942 | 2,173 |
| 1943 | 2,135 |
| 1944 | 1,932 |
| 1945 | 1,750 |
| 1946 | 1,763 |
| 1947 | 1,888 |
| 1948 | 1,683 |
| 1949 | 1,608 |
| 1950 | 1,517 |
| 1951 | 1,579 |
| 1952 | 1,525 |
| 1953 | 1,388 |
| 1954 | 1,419 |
| 1955 | 1,397 |
| 1956 | 1,845 |
| 1957 | 1,928 |
| 1958 | 1,710 |
| 1959 | 1,674 |
| 1960 | 1,567 |
| 1961 | 1,443 |
| 1962 | 1,329 |
| 1963 | 1,280 |
| 1964 | 1,217 |
| 1965 | 1,121 |
| 1966 | 935 |
| 1967 | 897 |
| 1968 | 756 |
| 1969 | 693 |
| 1970 | 777 |
| 1971 | 678 |
| 1972 | 607 |
| 1973 | 604 |
| 1974 | 535 |
| 1975 | 567 |
| 1976 | 527 |
| 1977 | 526 |
| 1978 | 587 |
| 1979 | 691 |
| 1980 | 761 |
| 1981 | 837 |
| 1982 | 957 |
| 1983 | 1,004 |
| 1984 | 1,021 |
| 1985 | 1,071 |
| 1986 | 1,159 |
| 1987 | 1,387 |
| 1988 | 1,717 |
| 1989 | 1,941 |
| 1990 | 2,187 |
| 1991 | 2,397 |
| 1992 | 2,666 |
| 1993 | 2,711 |
| 1994 | 3,177 |
| 1995 | 3,473 |
| 1996 | 3,752 |
| 1997 | 4,645 |
| 1998 | 5,728 |
| 1999 | 9,189 |
| 2000 | 11,294 |
| 2001 | 12,102 |
| 2002 | 12,071 |
| 2003 | 12,801 |
| 2004 | 12,576 |
| 2005 | 11,893 |
| 2006 | 10,990 |
| 2007 | 9,783 |
| 2008 | 9,059 |
| 2009 | 8,331 |
| 2010 | 7,696 |
| 2011 | 7,648 |
| 2012 | 7,402 |
| 2013 | 7,398 |
| 2014 | 7,672 |
| 2015 | 7,689 |
| 2016 | 7,631 |
| 2017 | 7,095 |
| 2018 | 6,796 |
| 2019 | 6,115 |
| 2020 | 5,629 |
| 2021 | 5,554 |
| 2022 | 5,289 |
| 2023 | 4,918 |
| 2024 | 5,009 |
Grace through the decades
- Grace peaked in 2003, when 12,801 babies were named Grace in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Grace has fallen 30% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Grace currently ranks #40 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Gracie
Variants & spellings
GraciaGrazia
Famous people named Grace
- Grace Kelly — actress and Princess of Monaco