Fun Facts About the Name Grace
- Back among the favorites: Grace returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 31 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 536 thousand babies named Grace: U.S. records list 536,265 babies given the name Grace from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,405 boys received the name Grace - about 1 boy for every 381 girls.
What Does the Name Grace Mean?
Grace is an English virtue name meaning "grace" or "favor." It comes from the English noun grace, borrowed from Old French grace, from Latin gratia ("favor, charm, thanks, goodwill"). Gratia comes from gratus ("pleasing, grateful, agreeable"). In Christian theology, Latin gratia translated Greek charis ("grace, favor, kindness"), especially the unmerited favor of God. The New Testament uses charis for this idea, but it is not a personal name there. The personal name is a virtue name formed from the English word, not a separate ancient personal name. The literal Latin sense is "favor" or "goodwill"; the customary name meaning is "grace" in the sense of graciousness, kindness, or divine favor.
Grace Name History & Origins
Grace became established as a female given name in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, when Protestant families increasingly used virtue names such as Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, and Patience. It appears in English parish records from that period and was carried by English and Scottish settlers to colonial America. In Ireland, Grace was also used as an English rendering of the unrelated Irish name Gráinne; the best-known example is Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille), the 16th-century Connacht leader. The English name and the Irish name are not etymologically connected.
Because Grace is a word name, its history is tied to the meaning of the noun rather than to a single saint's legend or a classical myth. It appears in later literature, such as Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders (1887), whose central character is Grace Melbury. The hymn "Amazing Grace" (published 1779) uses the word in its theological sense, not as a personal name, and is not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Grace?
Grace ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1938, then returned in 1995 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #38 | 5,127 | 0.3190% |
| 2024 | #40 | 5,002 | 0.3101% |
| 2023 | #39 | 4,904 | 0.3060% |
| 2022 | #35 | 5,289 | 0.3227% |
| 2021 | #33 | 5,540 | 0.3379% |
| 2020 | #28 | 5,623 | 0.3481% |
| 2019 | #28 | 6,104 | 0.3639% |
| 2018 | #24 | 6,785 | 0.3990% |
| 2017 | #21 | 7,083 | 0.4104% |
| 2016 | #19 | 7,616 | 0.4299% |
| 2015 | #19 | 7,679 | 0.4303% |
| 2014 | #20 | 7,659 | 0.4289% |
| 2013 | #22 | 7,385 | 0.4209% |
| 2012 | #21 | 7,393 | 0.4199% |
| 2011 | #16 | 7,640 | 0.4344% |
| 2010 | #18 | 7,689 | 0.4326% |
| 2009 | #17 | 8,321 | 0.4530% |
| 2008 | #21 | 9,041 | 0.4782% |
| 2007 | #20 | 9,768 | 0.5081% |
| 2006 | #16 | 10,974 | 0.5773% |
| 2005 | #14 | 11,865 | 0.6422% |
| 2004 | #13 | 12,536 | 0.6827% |
| 2003 | #13 | 12,781 | 0.6995% |
| 2002 | #15 | 12,056 | 0.6710% |
| 2001 | #16 | 12,089 | 0.6714% |
| 2000 | #19 | 11,284 | 0.6214% |
| 1999 | #27 | 9,181 | 0.5176% |
| 1998 | #53 | 5,723 | 0.3239% |
| 1997 | #69 | 4,639 | 0.2665% |
| 1996 | #94 | 3,741 | 0.2134% |
| 1995 | #97 | 3,473 | 0.1975% |
| 1994 | #103 | 3,177 | 0.1779% |
| 1993 | #123 | 2,705 | 0.1495% |
| 1992 | #127 | 2,660 | 0.1443% |
| 1991 | #133 | 2,386 | 0.1273% |
| 1990 | #140 | 2,187 | 0.1152% |
| 1989 | #150 | 1,927 | 0.1045% |
| 1988 | #165 | 1,708 | 0.0959% |
| 1987 | #198 | 1,379 | 0.0793% |
| 1986 | #225 | 1,159 | 0.0676% |
| 1985 | #242 | 1,066 | 0.0619% |
| 1984 | #246 | 1,016 | 0.0603% |
| 1983 | #240 | 997 | 0.0597% |
| 1982 | #260 | 951 | 0.0562% |
| 1981 | #292 | 832 | 0.0499% |
| 1980 | #317 | 761 | 0.0458% |
| 1979 | #342 | 691 | 0.0430% |
| 1978 | #362 | 587 | 0.0383% |
| 1977 | #398 | 526 | 0.0343% |
| 1976 | #390 | 527 | 0.0360% |
| 1975 | #366 | 567 | 0.0389% |
| 1974 | #390 | 535 | 0.0365% |
| 1973 | #352 | 604 | 0.0414% |
| 1972 | #362 | 607 | 0.0399% |
| 1971 | #360 | 678 | 0.0407% |
| 1970 | #338 | 777 | 0.0444% |
| 1969 | #340 | 693 | 0.0411% |
| 1968 | #318 | 751 | 0.0458% |
| 1967 | #283 | 897 | 0.0543% |
| 1966 | #277 | 935 | 0.0553% |
| 1965 | #256 | 1,114 | 0.0631% |
| 1964 | #255 | 1,211 | 0.0639% |
| 1963 | #248 | 1,274 | 0.0661% |
| 1962 | #238 | 1,329 | 0.0676% |
| 1961 | #230 | 1,443 | 0.0715% |
| 1960 | #212 | 1,567 | 0.0775% |
| 1959 | #204 | 1,666 | 0.0823% |
| 1958 | #199 | 1,704 | 0.0847% |
| 1957 | #186 | 1,922 | 0.0940% |
| 1956 | #189 | 1,838 | 0.0915% |
| 1955 | #216 | 1,391 | 0.0711% |
| 1954 | #213 | 1,410 | 0.0726% |
| 1953 | #213 | 1,383 | 0.0735% |
| 1952 | #194 | 1,525 | 0.0822% |
| 1951 | #182 | 1,579 | 0.0877% |
| 1950 | #183 | 1,511 | 0.0882% |
| 1949 | #173 | 1,608 | 0.0940% |
| 1948 | #167 | 1,677 | 0.0988% |
| 1947 | #154 | 1,883 | 0.1062% |
| 1946 | #154 | 1,763 | 0.1122% |
| 1945 | #139 | 1,745 | 0.1335% |
| 1944 | #135 | 1,925 | 0.1450% |
| 1943 | #130 | 2,122 | 0.1521% |
| 1942 | #129 | 2,158 | 0.1598% |
| 1941 | #123 | 2,102 | 0.1740% |
| 1940 | #105 | 2,386 | 0.2087% |
| 1939 | #108 | 2,371 | 0.2162% |
| 1938 | #100 | 2,609 | 0.2364% |
| 1937 | #94 | 2,710 | 0.2547% |
| 1936 | #86 | 2,790 | 0.2682% |
| 1935 | #83 | 2,995 | 0.2856% |
| 1934 | #79 | 3,087 | 0.2956% |
| 1933 | #69 | 3,330 | 0.3304% |
| 1932 | #72 | 3,535 | 0.3313% |
| 1931 | #70 | 3,712 | 0.3486% |
| 1930 | #62 | 4,218 | 0.3746% |
| 1929 | #54 | 4,569 | 0.4092% |
| 1928 | #52 | 4,989 | 0.4326% |
| 1927 | #50 | 5,304 | 0.4448% |
| 1926 | #46 | 5,427 | 0.4578% |
| 1925 | #44 | 5,983 | 0.4915% |
| 1924 | #43 | 6,327 | 0.5066% |
| 1923 | #39 | 6,316 | 0.5236% |
| 1922 | #38 | 6,743 | 0.5614% |
| 1921 | #35 | 7,230 | 0.5863% |
| 1920 | #37 | 7,172 | 0.5985% |
| 1919 | #34 | 7,195 | 0.6367% |
| 1918 | #31 | 7,770 | 0.6712% |
| 1917 | #30 | 7,373 | 0.6819% |
| 1916 | #26 | 7,461 | 0.7144% |
| 1915 | #27 | 7,044 | 0.7160% |
| 1914 | #25 | 5,594 | 0.7345% |
| 1913 | #25 | 4,669 | 0.7476% |
| 1912 | #24 | 4,418 | 0.7916% |
| 1911 | #23 | 3,304 | 0.7898% |
| 1910 | #23 | 3,145 | 0.7932% |
| 1909 | #21 | 2,912 | 0.8386% |
| 1908 | #19 | 2,901 | 0.8678% |
| 1907 | #20 | 2,747 | 0.8623% |
| 1906 | #19 | 2,626 | 0.8893% |
| 1905 | #19 | 2,630 | 0.9019% |
| 1904 | #19 | 2,513 | 0.9126% |
| 1903 | #16 | 2,616 | 0.9986% |
| 1902 | #17 | 2,642 | 1.0005% |
| 1901 | #15 | 2,398 | 1.0019% |
| 1900 | #17 | 2,942 | 0.9814% |
| 1899 | #15 | 2,353 | 1.0098% |
| 1898 | #15 | 2,726 | 1.0534% |
| 1897 | #14 | 2,458 | 1.0495% |
| 1896 | #17 | 2,485 | 1.0445% |
| 1895 | #18 | 2,448 | 1.0478% |
| 1894 | #19 | 2,361 | 1.0591% |
| 1893 | #16 | 2,308 | 1.0841% |
| 1892 | #16 | 2,299 | 1.0827% |
| 1891 | #14 | 2,088 | 1.1257% |
| 1890 | #13 | 2,278 | 1.1966% |
| 1889 | #15 | 2,049 | 1.1488% |
| 1888 | #15 | 2,090 | 1.1701% |
| 1887 | #15 | 1,692 | 1.1591% |
| 1886 | #14 | 1,723 | 1.1921% |
| 1885 | #14 | 1,575 | 1.1837% |
| 1884 | #13 | 1,525 | 1.1820% |
| 1883 | #13 | 1,307 | 1.1636% |
| 1882 | #16 | 1,195 | 1.1081% |
| 1881 | #15 | 1,089 | 1.1843% |
| 1880 | #19 | 982 | 1.0792% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,935 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #10,208 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #6,306 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #6,138 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #11,069 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #7,326 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,290 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,828 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,876 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,677 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #6,419 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #6,371 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,392 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,038 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,026 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #7,900 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #5,135 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #5,743 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,385 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #3,478 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #2,660 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #4,169 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #4,991 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,477 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,490 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #7,395 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,176 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,536 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #5,313 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #7,990 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,801 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #4,882 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #3,884 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,939 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #5,130 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,918 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,683 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,116 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,907 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,636 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,352 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,365 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,776 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,789 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,120 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #3,681 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,726 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,331 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,656 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,826 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,024 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,463 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,451 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,949 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,495 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,964 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,108 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #1,901 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #3,286 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #1,759 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1939 | #1,666 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #2,247 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #3,736 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #1,399 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1935 | #2,443 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #1,966 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #1,733 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1932 | #1,613 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1931 | #1,734 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1930 | #1,719 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1929 | #1,305 | 30 | 0.0028% |
| 1928 | #1,583 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1927 | #1,447 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1926 | #1,628 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1925 | #1,703 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1924 | #2,163 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #1,899 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1922 | #1,483 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1921 | #1,793 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1920 | #1,720 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1919 | #2,573 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1918 | #1,622 | 22 | 0.0022% |
| 1917 | #1,931 | 16 | 0.0017% |
| 1916 | #1,433 | 24 | 0.0027% |
| 1915 | #1,625 | 19 | 0.0022% |
| 1914 | #1,815 | 13 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #1,126 | 21 | 0.0041% |
| 1912 | #1,302 | 14 | 0.0033% |
| 1911 | #947 | 13 | 0.0058% |
| 1910 | #1,151 | 9 | 0.0046% |
| 1909 | #917 | 11 | 0.0067% |
| 1908 | #641 | 17 | 0.0110% |
| 1907 | #791 | 12 | 0.0082% |
| 1906 | #818 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1905 | #681 | 13 | 0.0098% |
| 1904 | #836 | 9 | 0.0070% |
| 1903 | #814 | 9 | 0.0075% |
| 1902 | #1,064 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #1,118 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #808 | 11 | 0.0073% |
| 1899 | #744 | 9 | 0.0085% |
| 1898 | #552 | 15 | 0.0122% |
| 1897 | #702 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1896 | #691 | 11 | 0.0092% |
| 1895 | #759 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #1,007 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1893 | #674 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1892 | #582 | 13 | 0.0107% |
| 1891 | #574 | 11 | 0.0109% |
| 1890 | #615 | 11 | 0.0099% |
| 1888 | #670 | 10 | 0.0083% |
| 1886 | #558 | 12 | 0.0108% |
| 1885 | #996 | 5 | 0.0046% |
| 1884 | #634 | 10 | 0.0087% |
| 1882 | #880 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1880 | #858 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Grace Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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