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Girl's name · #38 in the US (2025) · Comeback
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.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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) · #181 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #297 in Ecuador (2025) · #313 in Switzerland (2025) · #436 in Poland (2025) and 8 more.
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.
Popular twin pairings with Grace include Faith, Emma, and Hope for girls, and John for a boy.
About 1,300 girls a year are given Gracie as their full name.
Similar names: Gracie · Lillian · Gracelynn · Alice · Clara · Julia
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