Grace

Meaning: Charm, God's favor
Origin: English — From the word grace, first used by Puritans

Nicknames: Gracie

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

Popularity over time

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.

US births of Grace rose from 1,391 in 1955 to 1,838 in 1956, the year actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

Across the states

See where Grace is more common.

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

Around the world

Grace is especially popular in N. Ireland, Ireland, and Scotland.

#1 in N. Ireland (2025) · #4 in Ireland (2025) · #5 in Scotland (2025) · #11 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #11 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #13 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #21 in New Zealand (2025) · #27 in England & Wales (2025) · #46 in Canada (2025) · #121 in Italy (2024) · #181 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #297 in Ecuador (2025) and 11 more.

Famous Graces

Grace Kelly — American actress, Princess of Monaco from 1956 to 1982 (1929–1982)
Grace Hopper — U.S. naval officer and computer scientist (1906–1992)
Grace Jones — Jamaican singer, actress and model (born 1948)
Grace Coolidge — First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929 (1879–1957)
Grace Slick — American painter and musician (born 1939)
Grace Van Patten — American actress (born 1996)
Grace Park — Canadian actress (born 1974)
Grace VanderWaal — American singer-songwriter (born 2004)
Grace O'Malley — Irish pirate and chieftain (c. 1530–1603)

In stories & tradition

Grace Adler — Fictional character from Will & Grace played by Debra Messing
Grace Holloway — Doctor Who (TV series)
Grace Van Pelt — The Mentalist (TV series)

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 (born 1993).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Grace include Faith, Emma, and Hope for girls, and John for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

About 1,300 girls a year are given Gracie as their full name.

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

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