Gracie

#227 for girls in 2025, 1,344 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #11,037
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2005 · 3,371 births
Debut · girls
18 births
In top 100 · girls
3 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
84,121
since 1880

Gracie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #94, 2005girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2271,344—
2024#2501,278—
2023#2481,247—
2022#2521,222—
2021#2401,268—
2020#2071,397—
2019#2171,417—
2018#1931,582—
2017#1931,619—
2016#1811,819—
2015#1651,964—
2014#1612,059—
2013#1651,950—
2012#1582,014—
2011#1352,250—
2010#1302,435—
2009#1142,869—
2008#993,427#11,0376
2007#963,480#12,3675
2006#1033,299—
2005#943,371#11,4725
2004#1142,941#4,79317
2003#1262,723—
2002#1532,155—
2001#1701,911—
2000#2441,312—
1999#339894—
1998#620382—
1997#907221—
1996#1,004187—
1995#1,306127—
1994#1,337126—
1993#1,358121—
1992#1,410116—
1991#1,428112—
1990#1,253131—
1989#1,259125—
1988#1,226122—
1987#1,249113—
1986#1,44788—
1985#1,37394—
1984#1,31593—
1983#1,37387—
1982#1,251104—
1981#1,172113—
1980#1,183113—
1979#1,34991—
1978#1,34788—
1977#1,26894—
1976#1,42274—
1975#1,119104—
1974#1,20492—
1973#947127—
1972#1,20589—
1971#1,015122—
1970#997125—
1969#936129—
1968#905131—
1967#848142—
1966#742176—
1965#680208—
1964#652246—
1963#663231—
1962#632255—
1961#620271—
1960#545317—
1959#539325—
1958#532331—
1957#480391—
1956#510336—
1955#513326—
1954#498318—
1953#511283—
1952#467326—
1951#463326—
1950#439335—
1949#432339—
1948#416363—
1947#418376—
1946#403358—
1945#356378—
1944#345396—
1943#355406—
1942#334434—
1941#330403—
1940#309420—
1939#297424—
1938#298445—
1937#303417—
1936#282453—
1935#296415—
1934#298435—
1933#303410—
1932#296454—
1931#306435—
1930#305474—
1929#311459—
1928#298503—
1927#303489#3,4517
1926#301493#4,2015
1925#279573—
1924#284535—
1923#279532—
1922#282533—
1921#291516—
1920#284527—
1919#292479—
1918#302448—
1917#295437—
1916#292421—
1915#286414—
1914#286339—
1913#287273—
1912#263289—
1911#276197—
1910#246246—
1909#261189—
1908#270174—
1907#253185—
1906#268153—
1905#247168—
1904#231178—
1903#243151—
1902#241160—
1901#269121—
1900#258158—
1899#278108—
1898#32196—
1897#265116—
1896#30293—
1895#269108—
1894#29090—
1893#28688—
1892#29982—
1891#27779—
1890#29869—
1889#28968—
1888#29165—
1887#33740—
1886#32642—
1885#32140—
1884#35831—
1883#28239—
1882#41819—
1881#32524—
1880#38818—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Gracie was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 25 girls a year got the name.

Where Gracie is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #927 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 20,154 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #737 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,916 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #483 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,040 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedUTColorado: #408 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,577 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #391 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,203 girlsKYWest Virginia: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsWVVirginia: #312 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedDEArizona: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,078 girlsARTennessee: #434 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,805 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #291 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #384 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,890 girlsLAMississippi: #235 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsMSAlabama: #336 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,589 girlsALGeorgia: #469 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,115 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedHITexas: #223 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsTXFlorida: #419 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,961 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#223 · 1 in 1,243
  2. Mississippi#235 · 1 in 1,309
  3. South Carolina#247 · 1 in 1,506
  4. Arizona#274 · 1 in 1,336
  5. Arkansas#288 · 1 in 2,078

Best ever in a state: #17 in Montana, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#223901 in 1,243
Mississippi#235211 in 1,309
South Carolina#247191 in 1,506
Arizona#27491 in 1,336
Arkansas#28891 in 2,078
North Carolina#291241 in 2,166
Virginia#312161 in 2,559
Alabama#336141 in 2,589
West Virginia#35761 in 3,277
Louisiana#384131 in 2,890
Kentucky#39181 in 4,203
Colorado#40851 in 3,577
Florida#419101 in 3,961
Tennessee#43481 in 4,805
Georgia#46991 in 5,115
California#483291 in 5,040
Michigan#73761 in 14,916
Illinois#92751 in 20,154
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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 Gracie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#250 → #227)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#207 → #227)
  • 62 spots since 2015 (#165 → #227)
  • Biggest jump: 287 spots in 1998 (#907 → #620)
  • Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1974 (#947 → #1,204)
Rise & fade · girls
125 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2005 at #94 (3,371 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 3 yrs · run 2007–2008
  • Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 548
  • Highest: 1 in 548 girls born in 2005 were named Gracie (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,196 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 32.7% of all girls named Gracie (27,488) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #231 (1904) → #1,447 (1986) → #94 (2005)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s386#282 (1883)#334
1890s929#265 (1897)#289
1900s1,637#231 (1904)#254
1910s3,543#246 (1910)#283
1920s5,160#279 (1925)#291
1930s4,362#282 (1936)#298
1940s3,873#309 (1940)#370
1950s3,297#439 (1950)#495
1960s2,106#545 (1960)#722
1970s1,006#947 (1973)#1,187
1980s1,052#1,172 (1981)#1,285
1990s2,417#339 (1999)#1,096
2000s27,488#94 (2005)#131
2010s19,109#130 (2010)#170
2020s7,756#207 (2020)#237

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.

Gracie in 1955

girls
#513
326 births · 1 in 5,998 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #513Gracie326
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 5,998 of them was named Gracie, which outranked 92.4% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gracie
  1. #510Kristie330
  2. #510Mable330
  3. #512Antonia327
  4. #513Gracie326
  5. #513Bobbi326
  6. #515Ilene324
  7. #516Angie322
  8. #517Saundra320

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1955 →