Grace
Grace is a female name from the Latin gratia. It is often given in reference to the Christian concept of divine grace and used as a virtue name. As one of the theological virtues, Grace was in regular use by English Puritans in the 16th through the 18th centuries. The name also has connotations of physical grace, beauty, and charm.
Meaning & Origin of Grace
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Grace is a female name from the Latin gratia. It is often given in reference to the Christian concept of divine grace and used as a virtue name. As one of the theological virtues, Grace was in regular use by English Puritans in the 16th through the 18th centuries. The name also has connotations of physical grace, beauty, and charm.
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The Story of Grace
Grace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 982 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 12,781 Graces were born — ranking #13 that year. As of 2026, Grace ranks #41 for baby girls with 4,774 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 539K Graces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Grace
Grace is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 539K births in the dataset. Grace's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #13. Use the chart and map above to compare Grace'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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