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How Rare Is the Name Grace?
Grace is a virtue name with two separate peaks. It ranks 123rd of all time in U.S. records, with about 1 in 700 people sharing it, which puts it in the Common tier. It was most popular in the 2000s. Here is the full picture, decade by decade, plus a card you can save and share.
- Rarity
- 1 in 700
- Tier
- Common
- U.S. rank
- 123rd
- Share of people
- 0.143%
- People named
- 531,126
- Most popular
- the 2000s
Based on U.S. births recorded by the Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today.
About the name Grace
Grace is one of the Puritan virtue names, taken straight from the English word. It was a top-twenty name around 1900, dropped out of fashion for most of the century, and returned strongly in the 1990s and 2000s.
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Frequently asked questions
- How rare is the name Grace?
- Grace is in the Common tier. About 1 in 700 people share it, which is 0.143% of all recorded U.S. names, and it ranks 123rd of all time. In total 531,126 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
- Is Grace a rare name?
- No. Grace is a well-known name rather than a rare one. It is in the Common tier, ranked 123rd of all time, with about 1 in 700 people sharing it.
- How common is the name Grace?
- About 1 in 700 people in U.S. records share the name Grace, which is 0.143% of all recorded names and 123rd of all time. That places it in the Common tier.
- Is Grace a boy or girl name?
- In the records, Grace is given almost entirely to girls. Of 531,126 people with the name, 529,733 were girls and 1,393 were boys.
- When was the name Grace most popular?
- Grace peaked in the 2000s. The bars on the card show its popularity for every decade from 1880 to 2024.