Grace
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Grace
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.
Grace is also given to boys, where it ranks #6935 in the US.
Pronounced GRACE.
As of October 2026, Grace ranked #38 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #13 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #37.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #20 | 7,659 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #19 | 7,679 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #19 | 7,616 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #21 | 7,083 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #24 | 6,785 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #28 | 6,104 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #28 | 5,623 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #33 | 5,540 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #35 | 5,289 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #39 | 4,904 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #40 | 5,002 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #38 | 5,127 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Grace on lists
Famous Graces
- Grace (or Grainne) O'MalleyGirl
Irish pirate
- Grace Patricia KellyGirl
Princess consort of Rainier III of Monaco, American actress
- Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" AllenGirl
American comedienne and actress
- Grace Anna Goodhue CoolidgeGirl
First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Calvin Coolidge
- Grace Pearl Ingalls DowGirl
sister of American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing)Girl
American singer of band Jefferson Airplane
- Grace PaleyGirl
American novelist
- Grace BannonGirl
American actress
- Grace CoddingtonGirl
Welsh model and magazine editor
- Grace DarlingGirl
English lighthouse keeper and shipwreck rescuer
- Grace Marguerite Hay DrummondGirl
Hay, English journalist and first woman to go around the world by air
- Grace MinGirl
American tennis player
- Grace Evelyn GiffordGirl
Irish artist and cartoonist
- Grace DunhamGirl
American actress and sister of actress and writer Lena Dunham
- Grace Jane GummerGirl
American actress, daughter of actress Meryl Streep
- Grace Avery VanderwaalGirl
American singer/songwriter/ukulele player; winner of America's Got Talent 2016.
- Grace LegoteGirl
South African rhythmic gymnast
- Grace Anne HelbigGirl
American YouTuber
- Grace HightowerGirl
American actress; wife of actor Robert De Niro
- Grace Murray HopperGirl
American computer scientist and Navy admiral
- (Beverly) Grace JonesGirl
Jamaican singer and actress
- Grace (Chung) KellyGirl
American jazz saxophonist
- Grace Lee BoggsGirl
American feminist author
- Grace LeeGirl
South Korean TV presenter
- Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase)Girl
American actress
- Grace MengGirl
U.S. Congresswoman from New York
- Grace Metalious (born Marie Grace DeRepentigny)Girl
American novelist
- Grace ParkGirl
Canadian actress
- Grace MugabeGirl
wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
- Grace Victoria PhippsGirl
American actress/singer
- Grace PlantagenetGirl
illegitimate daughter of Britain's King Edward IV
- Grace PotterGirl
American rock singer of band The Nocturnals
- Grace RundhaugGirl
American actress
- Grace ZabriskieGirl
American actress
- Grace HartzelGirl
American model
- (Winona) Grace MacInnisGirl
Canadian MP
- Grace Elizabeth DeverGirl
American actress & model
- Grace Burns (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of model Christy Turlington and actor/director Edward Burns
- Grace Avery Costner (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actor Kevin Costner
- Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck
- Grace Isabella Garciaparra (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of athletes Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra; twin of sister Ava Caroline
- Grace Margaret Wahlberg (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actor Mark Wahlberg
- Grace Pauline Kelley (b. 1996)Girl
daughter of singer Wynonna Judd and Arch Kelley
- Grace Jones (b. 1997)Girl
daughter of TV presenter Fern Britton and Clive Jones
- Grace Annette Duggar (b. 2020)Girl
daughter of John David and Abbie Duggar of TLC's, "Counting On"
Grace in pop culture
- Dr. Grace DevlinGirl
character in TV's "The Mob Doctor"
- GraceGirl
character in "Little Prudy" series by Sophie May
- Grace Elizabeth AdlerGirl
character on NBC's "Will & Grace"
- Grace BeauchampGirl
character on "Holby City"
- Grace BertrandGirl
character on FX's "American Horror Story"
- Grace Violet BloodGirl
character on E4's "Skins"
- Grace Kathleen BowmanGirl
character on ABC's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
- Grace BradyGirl
character on NBC's "Days of Our Lives"
- Dr. Grace HollowayGirl
character in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie
- Grace BrisbaneGirl
character in "The Wolves of Mercy Falls" series by Maggie Stiefivator
- Grace CahillGirl
character in "Brothers"
- Grace ChoiGirl
character in DC Comics
- Dr. Grace Trevelyan GreyGirl
character in "Fifty Shades of Grey" series
- Grace KellyGirl
character on "Grace Under Fire"
- Dr. Grace KwanGirl
character on "Shortland Street"
- Grace MakutsiGirl
character in "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series
- Grace OlubunmiGirl
character on BBC One's "EastEnders"
- Grace PeytonGirl
Jackie's daughter on Showtime's "Nurse Jackie"
- Grace SheffieldGirl
daughter on "The Nanny"
- Grace StamperGirl
character in "Armageddon"
- Grace TreyGirl
character in "Grace Unplugged"
- Grace Van PeltGirl
character on CBS' "The Mentalist"
- Grace WhitneyGirl
character on ABC1 and ABC3's "Dance Academy"
- The GraceGirl
South Korean pop group
- "Grace is GoneGirl
" Dave Matthews song and 2007 film
- "GraceGirl
" song and album by Jeff Buckley
- Grace DagenhartGirl
character in "Fran Bow"
- GraceGirl
a character from "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
- Grace WildeGirl
character from "Hello, I Love You" by Katie M. Stout
- Grace DennetGirl
character in Mary Kubica's novel "The Good Girl"
- Grace KellyGirl
song by Mika
- Grace TempestGirl
character in "Vampirates" book series
- GraceGirl
character on Freeform's "The Fosters"
- Grace BarrowsGirl
character on CBS' "Salvation"
- Grace WilliamsGirl
character on CBS' "Hawaii Five,0" reboot
- "Alias GraceGirl
" TV miniseries, with Grace Marks as lead character
- Grace MonroeGirl
main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”
- Grace ScanlonGirl
a main character in series "Overcompensating"
- "State Of Grace"Girl
Song by Taylor Swift featured on "Red"
- Grace FosterGirl
character from “I Love Lucy”
- grace chasityGirl
character from “nerdy prudes must die”
- Ryland GraceBoy
Main character of book (2021) and movie (2026) "Project Hail Mary". Goes by surname a considerable amount.