Grae
The Story of Grae
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Grae as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Grae — #7,095 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Grae on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Grae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 157 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Grae as a boy name dates back to 1992, when 8 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Grae — #5,037 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Grae on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Grae ranks #7,325 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 178 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to 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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