Grace

Grace: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grace; favor”
Origin: Latin
Say it: GRAYS · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

From Latin gratia 'grace, favor, thanks'. It became an English virtue name after the Christian tradition of the Graces and theological usage.

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How popular is Grace?

20241,505 per million US babies

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Babies named Grace in 20245,009

2024 rank#40 girls

Peak year1890

Total US babies since 1880531,126

Grace has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Grace

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Grace questions

What does the name Grace mean?

Grace means "grace; favor". It comes from Latin. From Latin gratia 'grace, favor, thanks'. It became an English virtue name after the Christian tradition of the Graces and theological usage.

Is Grace a boy or girl name?

Grace is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Grace?

5,009 US babies were named Grace in 2024. Its peak year was 1890.

How do you pronounce Grace?

Grace is usually pronounced GRAYS.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.