Engracia
Engracia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Engracia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Engracia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Engracia
Engracia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 7 births, good for #3,743 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Engracias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 53 Engracias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Engracia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Engracia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ungracious
- Ungrate
- Ingrassia
- Acrasia
- Uncourageous
- Ungrudging
- Engraved
- Engrave
- Encroach
- Ingrained
- Engrained
- Ingrain
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Engracia
Engracia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Engracia's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #3,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Engracia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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