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Gracie Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Gracie

Pronunciation: GRAY-see

Meaning Grace; favor Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#227
TREND
21
Peak Years
2007, 2008, 2005
Lowest Years
1880, 1882, 1881
Energy Archetype
Reflective & Analytical

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Gracie in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Gracie

  • A favorite of earlier generations: Gracie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 3 years. Its last run lasted 2 consecutive years, from 2007 through 2008.
  • More than 84 thousand babies named Gracie: U.S. records list 84,137 babies given the name Gracie from 1880 through 2025. Even 45 boys received the name Gracie - about 1 boy for every 1,869 girls.

What Does the Name Gracie Mean?

Gracie is an English feminine name meaning "grace" or "favor." It is a diminutive of Grace, whose immediate source is the Latin gratia, "favor, charm, thanks," from gratus, "pleasing, thankful." In Christian usage, gratia and the Greek word charis behind it refer to unmerited favor or a gift, and this sense became the name's customary meaning. The -ie ending is an English diminutive suffix used in familiar forms; it does not add a separate meaning.

Gracie Name History & Origins

The root of Gracie is the word grace, which English borrowed from Old French grace, from Latin gratia. Grace was in use as an English given name by the 16th century and became especially common among Puritans in the 17th century as one of the virtue names. It was also used in New England. The familiar form Gracie was formed by adding the English diminutive ending -ie, a pattern also seen in names such as Annie and Katie.

Gracie has been used both as a nickname for Grace and as an independent given name. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it appears in public life in that standalone form: the British performer Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield) and the American comedian Gracie Allen (born Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen) are well-known examples. These uses show the name in circulation but are not the source of its origin.

How Popular is the Name Gracie?

Gracie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2007. Gracie ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 2005 through 2005, then returned in 2007 and remained through 2008.

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.

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 Gracie 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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