Grae
The Story of Grae
As a girl name
Grae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 16 Graes were born — ranking #7,095 that year. As of 2026, Grae ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 157 Graes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Grae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 18 Graes were born — ranking #5,037 that year. As of 2026, Grae ranks #7,325 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 178 Graes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Grae
Grae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 178 births in the dataset. Grae's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Grae'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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