Grace
#38 for girls in 2025, 5,127 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2003 · 12,781 births
- Debut · girls
- 982 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 90 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 534,935since 1880
Grace over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #38 | 5,127 | #6,803 | 12 |
| 2024 | #40 | 5,033 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #39 | 4,908 | #6,220 | 14 |
| 2022 | #35 | 5,296 | — | |
| 2021 | #33 | 5,542 | #6,032 | 14 |
| 2020 | #28 | 5,627 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #28 | 6,111 | #7,173 | 11 |
| 2018 | #24 | 6,789 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #21 | 7,087 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #19 | 7,617 | #5,789 | 15 |
| 2015 | #19 | 7,680 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #20 | 7,660 | #6,307 | 13 |
| 2013 | #22 | 7,387 | #6,241 | 13 |
| 2012 | #21 | 7,393 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #16 | 7,642 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #18 | 7,692 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #17 | 8,322 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #21 | 9,042 | #5,067 | 18 |
| 2007 | #20 | 9,769 | #5,661 | 15 |
| 2006 | #16 | 10,974 | #5,303 | 16 |
| 2005 | #14 | 11,865 | #3,447 | 28 |
| 2004 | #13 | 12,536 | #2,643 | 40 |
| 2003 | #13 | 12,781 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #15 | 12,056 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #16 | 12,090 | #5,390 | 13 |
| 2000 | #19 | 11,285 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #27 | 9,181 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #53 | 5,724 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #69 | 4,639 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #94 | 3,742 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #97 | 3,473 | — | |
| 1994 | #103 | 3,177 | — | |
| 1993 | #122 | 2,705 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #127 | 2,659 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #133 | 2,386 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #140 | 2,186 | — | |
| 1989 | #150 | 1,927 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #165 | 1,708 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #198 | 1,380 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #226 | 1,158 | — | |
| 1985 | #242 | 1,066 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #246 | 1,016 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #240 | 997 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #260 | 951 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #292 | 832 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #317 | 761 | — | |
| 1979 | #342 | 690 | — | |
| 1978 | #362 | 587 | — | |
| 1977 | #397 | 526 | — | |
| 1976 | #390 | 526 | — | |
| 1975 | #366 | 567 | — | |
| 1974 | #390 | 535 | — | |
| 1973 | #352 | 604 | — | |
| 1972 | #361 | 607 | — | |
| 1971 | #359 | 678 | — | |
| 1970 | #338 | 776 | — | |
| 1969 | #340 | 693 | — | |
| 1968 | #318 | 751 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #283 | 896 | — | |
| 1966 | #277 | 936 | — | |
| 1965 | #256 | 1,113 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #255 | 1,211 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #248 | 1,274 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #238 | 1,329 | — | |
| 1961 | #230 | 1,444 | — | |
| 1960 | #212 | 1,566 | — | |
| 1959 | #204 | 1,667 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #199 | 1,703 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #186 | 1,922 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #189 | 1,838 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #216 | 1,391 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #212 | 1,410 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #212 | 1,383 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #194 | 1,525 | — | |
| 1951 | #182 | 1,579 | — | |
| 1950 | #183 | 1,511 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #173 | 1,608 | — | |
| 1948 | #167 | 1,678 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #154 | 1,883 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #154 | 1,763 | — | |
| 1945 | #139 | 1,745 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #135 | 1,926 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #130 | 2,121 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #129 | 2,158 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #123 | 2,102 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #105 | 2,386 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #108 | 2,371 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #100 | 2,609 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #94 | 2,710 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #86 | 2,791 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #83 | 2,994 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #79 | 3,087 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #69 | 3,329 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #72 | 3,536 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #70 | 3,712 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1930 | #62 | 4,218 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1929 | #54 | 4,569 | #1,296 | 30 |
| 1928 | #52 | 4,989 | #1,569 | 23 |
| 1927 | #50 | 5,304 | #1,436 | 27 |
| 1926 | #46 | 5,427 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #44 | 5,983 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #43 | 6,327 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #39 | 6,316 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1922 | #38 | 6,743 | #1,470 | 26 |
| 1921 | #35 | 7,230 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #37 | 7,172 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #34 | 7,195 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #31 | 7,770 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1917 | #30 | 7,373 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #26 | 7,461 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #27 | 7,044 | #1,600 | 19 |
| 1914 | #25 | 5,594 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #25 | 4,669 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1912 | #24 | 4,418 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #23 | 3,304 | #925 | 13 |
| 1910 | #23 | 3,145 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | #21 | 2,912 | #893 | 11 |
| 1908 | #19 | 2,901 | #632 | 17 |
| 1907 | #20 | 2,747 | #778 | 12 |
| 1906 | #19 | 2,626 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #19 | 2,630 | #666 | 13 |
| 1904 | #19 | 2,513 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #16 | 2,616 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #17 | 2,642 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #15 | 2,398 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #17 | 2,942 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #15 | 2,353 | #714 | 9 |
| 1898 | #15 | 2,726 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #14 | 2,458 | #681 | 10 |
| 1896 | #17 | 2,485 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #18 | 2,448 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #19 | 2,361 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #16 | 2,308 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #16 | 2,299 | #572 | 13 |
| 1891 | #14 | 2,088 | #564 | 11 |
| 1890 | #13 | 2,278 | #603 | 11 |
| 1889 | #15 | 2,049 | — | |
| 1888 | #15 | 2,090 | #648 | 10 |
| 1887 | #15 | 1,692 | — | |
| 1886 | #14 | 1,723 | #540 | 12 |
| 1885 | #14 | 1,575 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #13 | 1,525 | #613 | 10 |
| 1883 | #13 | 1,307 | — | |
| 1882 | #16 | 1,195 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #15 | 1,089 | — | |
| 1880 | #19 | 982 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Grace was already there! It came in at #19, and was given to 982 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1968–1980, when fewer than 780 girls a year got the name.
Where Grace is popular in 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#114 · 1 in 479
- Delaware#139 · 1 in 607
- Oregon#152 · 1 in 745
- South Dakota#175 · 1 in 874
- California#175 · 1 in 949
Best ever in a state: #2 in Minnesota, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #114 | 11 | 1 in 479 |
| Delaware | #139 | 5 | 1 in 607 |
| Oregon | #152 | 21 | 1 in 745 |
| California | #175 | 203 | 1 in 949 |
| South Dakota | #175 | 5 | 1 in 874 |
| Connecticut | #180 | 16 | 1 in 1,022 |
| New York | #180 | 105 | 1 in 994 |
| North Dakota | #182 | 5 | 1 in 954 |
| South Carolina | #194 | 17 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Minnesota | #196 | 24 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Alaska | #197 | 5 | 1 in 793 |
| District of Columbia | #197 | 7 | 1 in 811 |
| Washington | #200 | 25 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Florida | #202 | 51 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Idaho | #208 | 6 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Colorado | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Maryland | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,430 |
| New Jersey | #232 | 26 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Tennessee | #235 | 19 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Virginia | #248 | 20 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Michigan | #249 | 34 | 1 in 1,658 |
| Massachusetts | #256 | 20 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Kansas | #257 | 10 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Pennsylvania | #270 | 37 | 1 in 1,839 |
| Arizona | #274 | 14 | 1 in 1,507 |
| Arkansas | #276 | 8 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Indiana | #277 | 19 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Ohio | #289 | 32 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Kentucky | #296 | 10 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Alabama | #304 | 12 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Missouri | #305 | 14 | 1 in 2,240 |
| Wisconsin | #306 | 13 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Iowa | #307 | 8 | 1 in 2,222 |
| North Carolina | #307 | 17 | 1 in 2,005 |
| Texas | #318 | 68 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Illinois | #320 | 33 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Louisiana | #335 | 15 | 1 in 2,050 |
| Mississippi | #372 | 7 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Georgia | #376 | 14 | 1 in 2,550 |
| New Mexico | #398 | 5 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Oklahoma | #466 | 6 | 1 in 3,445 |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Grace
- 2 spots since 2024 (#40 → #38)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#28 → #38)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#19 → #38)
- Biggest jump: 35 spots in 1978 (#397 → #362)
- Biggest drop: 38 spots in 1974 (#352 → #390)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2003 at #13 (12,781 births)
- Births halved by 2019, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 90 yrs · run 1880–1938
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1890 were named Grace (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 313 girls born in 2025 (0.32%)
- Its best rank, #13 in 2003, was only 1 in 143 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.7% of all girls named Grace (110,720) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #13 (1890) → #397 (1977) → #13 (2003)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15,227 | #13 (1884) | #15 |
| 1890s | 23,804 | #13 (1890) | #16 |
| 1900s | 26,927 | #15 (1901) | #18 |
| 1910s | 57,973 | #23 (1911) | #27 |
| 1920s | 60,060 | #35 (1921) | #44 |
| 1930s | 31,357 | #62 (1930) | #82 |
| 1940s | 19,370 | #105 (1940) | #141 |
| 1950s | 15,929 | #182 (1951) | #198 |
| 1960s | 11,213 | #212 (1960) | #266 |
| 1970s | 6,096 | #338 (1970) | #366 |
| 1980s | 11,796 | #150 (1989) | #234 |
| 1990s | 39,872 | #27 (1999) | #97 |
| 2000s | 110,720 | #13 (2003) | #16 |
| 2010s | 73,058 | #16 (2011) | #21 |
| 2020s | 31,533 | #28 (2020) | #36 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Grace in 1984
Top girls' names in 1984
Top boys' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,657 of them was named Grace, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 360,970 of them was named Grace, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,026 names at #6,315; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.