Grace

English, virtue name

Grace Origin and Meaning

The name Grace is a girl's name of Latin origin.

Grace, a simple and pure virtue name which originally referred to divine grace, is a fashionable classic. In the early 2000s, it seemed headed for the Top 10 but pulled back from the upward trajectory, which you may consider a very good thing.

Grace is one of the most luminous of names, recalling the cool elegance of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco. Embraced by Americans of the Victorian era, it was the eleventh most popular name in this country in 1875 and has always ranked among the Top 1000 girl names.

Currently, Grace is the Number 1 girls’ name in Ireland, and ranks highly in other English-speaking countries. In the US, it’s one of the most popular one-syllable middle names for girls.

Grace is derived from gratia, the Latin word for "grace." It existed as Gracia in the Middle Ages but was not in common use until the Puritans adopted it along with other Christian attribute names in the sixteenth century. It was used as a virtue name, in reference to divine grace — the love and kindness of God.

If Grace is too overused for you, consider an international variation like Engracia or Graziella. Some parents have even migrated into the gender neutral camp in search of Grace equivalents such as Gray or Grayson or even Gracelyn. Choosing the nickname Gracie for the birth certificate is a popular option.

# 39 in the US

Grace Rank in US Top 1000

# 69 on Nameberry

Grace Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Grace Popularity

Famous People Named Grace

  • Grace (or Grainne) O'Malley
    Irish pirate
  • Grace Patricia Kelly
    Princess consort of Rainier III of Monaco, American actress
  • Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen
    American comedienne and actress
  • Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge
    First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Calvin Coolidge
  • Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow
    sister of American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing)
    American singer of band Jefferson Airplane
  • Grace Paley
    American novelist
  • Grace Bannon
    American actress
  • Grace Coddington
    Welsh model and magazine editor
  • Grace Darling
    English lighthouse keeper and shipwreck rescuer
  • Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond
    Hay, English journalist and first woman to go around the world by air
  • Grace Min
    American tennis player
  • Grace Evelyn Gifford
    Irish artist and cartoonist
  • Grace Dunham
    American actress and sister of actress and writer Lena Dunham
  • Grace Jane Gummer
    American actress, daughter of actress Meryl Streep
  • Grace Avery Vanderwaal
    American singer/songwriter/ukulele player; winner of America's Got Talent 2016.
  • Grace Legote
    South African rhythmic gymnast
  • Grace Anne Helbig
    American YouTuber
  • Grace Hightower
    American actress; wife of actor Robert De Niro
  • Grace Murray Hopper
    American computer scientist and Navy admiral
  • (Beverly) Grace Jones
    Jamaican singer and actress
  • Grace (Chung) Kelly
    American jazz saxophonist
  • Grace Lee Boggs
    American feminist author
  • Grace Lee
    South Korean TV presenter
  • Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase)
    American actress
  • Grace Meng
    U.S. Congresswoman from New York
  • Grace Metalious (born Marie Grace DeRepentigny)
    American novelist
  • Grace Park
    Canadian actress
  • Grace Mugabe
    wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
  • Grace Victoria Phipps
    American actress/singer
  • Grace Plantagenet
    illegitimate daughter of Britain's King Edward IV
  • Grace Potter
    American rock singer of band The Nocturnals
  • Grace Rundhaug
    American actress
  • Grace Zabriskie
    American actress
  • Grace Hartzel
    American model
  • (Winona) Grace MacInnis
    Canadian MP
  • Grace Elizabeth Dever
    American actress & model
  • Grace Burns (b. 2003)
    daughter of model Christy Turlington and actor/director Edward Burns
  • Grace Avery Costner (b. 2010)
    daughter of actor Kevin Costner
  • Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck (b. 2005)
    daughter of TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck
  • Grace Isabella Garciaparra (b. 2007)
    daughter of athletes Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra; twin of sister Ava Caroline
  • Grace Margaret Wahlberg (b. 2010)
    daughter of actor Mark Wahlberg
  • Grace Pauline Kelley (b. 1996)
    daughter of singer Wynonna Judd and Arch Kelley
  • Grace Jones (b. 1997)
    daughter of TV presenter Fern Britton and Clive Jones
  • Grace Annette Duggar (b. 2020)
    daughter of John David and Abbie Duggar of TLC's, "Counting On"

Grace in Pop Culture

  • Dr. Grace Devlin
    character in TV's "The Mob Doctor"
  • Grace
    character in "Little Prudy" series by Sophie May
  • Grace Elizabeth Adler
    character on NBC's "Will & Grace"
  • Grace Beauchamp
    character on "Holby City"
  • Grace Bertrand
    character on FX's "American Horror Story"
  • Grace Violet Blood
    character on E4's "Skins"
  • Grace Kathleen Bowman
    character on ABC's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
  • Grace Brady
    character on NBC's "Days of Our Lives"
  • Dr. Grace Holloway
    character in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie
  • Grace Brisbane
    character in "The Wolves of Mercy Falls" series by Maggie Stiefivator
  • Grace Cahill
    character in "Brothers"
  • Grace Choi
    character in DC Comics
  • Dr. Grace Trevelyan Grey
    character in "Fifty Shades of Grey" series
  • Grace Kelly
    character on "Grace Under Fire"
  • Dr. Grace Kwan
    character on "Shortland Street"
  • Grace Makutsi
    character in "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series
  • Grace Olubunmi
    character on BBC One's "EastEnders"
  • Grace Peyton
    Jackie's daughter on Showtime's "Nurse Jackie"
  • Grace Sheffield
    daughter on "The Nanny"
  • Grace Stamper
    character in "Armageddon"
  • Grace Trey
    character in "Grace Unplugged"
  • Grace Van Pelt
    character on CBS' "The Mentalist"
  • Grace Whitney
    character on ABC1 and ABC3's "Dance Academy"
  • The Grace
    South Korean pop group
  • "Grace is Gone
    " Dave Matthews song and 2007 film
  • "Grace
    " song and album by Jeff Buckley
  • Grace Dagenhart
    character in "Fran Bow"
  • Grace
    a character from "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
  • Grace Wilde
    character from "Hello, I Love You" by Katie M. Stout
  • Grace Dennet
    character in Mary Kubica's novel "The Good Girl"
  • Grace Kelly
    song by Mika
  • Grace Tempest
    character in "Vampirates" book series
  • Grace
    character on Freeform's "The Fosters"
  • Grace Barrows
    character on CBS' "Salvation"
  • Grace Williams
    character on CBS' "Hawaii Five,0" reboot
  • "Alias Grace
    " TV miniseries, with Grace Marks as lead character
  • Grace Monroe
    main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”