Grace

“Charm; God's favor” — English (Puritan virtue name, from Latin grātia 'favor, kindness') origin

Girl's name · #38 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Grace was #13 in 1883, slipped to #398 by 1977, and has climbed back to #38 today. Roughly 535,000 girls have been named Grace since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Gracie is a short form of Grace. About 1,300 girls a year are given Gracie as their full name. Popular twin pairings with Grace include Faith, Emma, and Hope for girls, and John for a boy.

Around the world: #1 in N. Ireland (2025) · #4 in Ireland (2025) · #5 in Scotland (2025) · #11 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #11 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Graces

Grace Kelly — American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)
Grace Hopper — American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
Grace Jones — Jamaican singer, model and actress
Grace Coolidge — First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929
Grace Slick — American musician, writer and painter

In stories & tradition

Grace (Emma Frost) — Uncanny X-Men · X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
Grace Adler — Will & Grace
Grace Holloway — Doctor Who

What Graces become

Among 1,482 notable people named Grace:

Sports figures appear 1.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Grâce Zaadi, French handball player.

Similar names: Gracie · Lillian · Gracelynn · Alice · Clara · Lucy

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