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Grace

Girl Latin /GRAYSS/ #39 in 2023

Grace is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Grace

God's favor; elegance, goodness.

Popularity of Grace

Popularity, 1880–2023

4,918 births in 2023

1880 2023

524,731 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2003

12,801 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Variants & nicknames

Gracie

Famous people named Grace

Grace Kelly (actress/princess)

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

Rival; industrious

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.