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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 84,121since 1880
Gracie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #227 | 1,344 | — | |
| 2024 | #250 | 1,278 | — | |
| 2023 | #248 | 1,247 | — | |
| 2022 | #252 | 1,222 | — | |
| 2021 | #240 | 1,268 | — | |
| 2020 | #207 | 1,397 | — | |
| 2019 | #217 | 1,417 | — | |
| 2018 | #193 | 1,582 | — | |
| 2017 | #193 | 1,619 | — | |
| 2016 | #181 | 1,819 | — | |
| 2015 | #165 | 1,964 | — | |
| 2014 | #161 | 2,059 | — | |
| 2013 | #165 | 1,950 | — | |
| 2012 | #158 | 2,014 | — | |
| 2011 | #135 | 2,250 | — | |
| 2010 | #130 | 2,435 | — | |
| 2009 | #114 | 2,869 | — | |
| 2008 | #99 | 3,427 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #96 | 3,480 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #103 | 3,299 | — | |
| 2005 | #94 | 3,371 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #114 | 2,941 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #126 | 2,723 | — | |
| 2002 | #153 | 2,155 | — | |
| 2001 | #170 | 1,911 | — | |
| 2000 | #244 | 1,312 | — | |
| 1999 | #339 | 894 | — | |
| 1998 | #620 | 382 | — | |
| 1997 | #907 | 221 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,004 | 187 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,306 | 127 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,337 | 126 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,358 | 121 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,410 | 116 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,428 | 112 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,253 | 131 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,259 | 125 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,226 | 122 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,249 | 113 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,447 | 88 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,373 | 94 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,315 | 93 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,373 | 87 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,251 | 104 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,172 | 113 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,183 | 113 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,349 | 91 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,347 | 88 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,268 | 94 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,422 | 74 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,119 | 104 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,204 | 92 | — | |
| 1973 | #947 | 127 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,205 | 89 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,015 | 122 | — | |
| 1970 | #997 | 125 | — | |
| 1969 | #936 | 129 | — | |
| 1968 | #905 | 131 | — | |
| 1967 | #848 | 142 | — | |
| 1966 | #742 | 176 | — | |
| 1965 | #680 | 208 | — | |
| 1964 | #652 | 246 | — | |
| 1963 | #663 | 231 | — | |
| 1962 | #632 | 255 | — | |
| 1961 | #620 | 271 | — | |
| 1960 | #545 | 317 | — | |
| 1959 | #539 | 325 | — | |
| 1958 | #532 | 331 | — | |
| 1957 | #480 | 391 | — | |
| 1956 | #510 | 336 | — | |
| 1955 | #513 | 326 | — | |
| 1954 | #498 | 318 | — | |
| 1953 | #511 | 283 | — | |
| 1952 | #467 | 326 | — | |
| 1951 | #463 | 326 | — | |
| 1950 | #439 | 335 | — | |
| 1949 | #432 | 339 | — | |
| 1948 | #416 | 363 | — | |
| 1947 | #418 | 376 | — | |
| 1946 | #403 | 358 | — | |
| 1945 | #356 | 378 | — | |
| 1944 | #345 | 396 | — | |
| 1943 | #355 | 406 | — | |
| 1942 | #334 | 434 | — | |
| 1941 | #330 | 403 | — | |
| 1940 | #309 | 420 | — | |
| 1939 | #297 | 424 | — | |
| 1938 | #298 | 445 | — | |
| 1937 | #303 | 417 | — | |
| 1936 | #282 | 453 | — | |
| 1935 | #296 | 415 | — | |
| 1934 | #298 | 435 | — | |
| 1933 | #303 | 410 | — | |
| 1932 | #296 | 454 | — | |
| 1931 | #306 | 435 | — | |
| 1930 | #305 | 474 | — | |
| 1929 | #311 | 459 | — | |
| 1928 | #298 | 503 | — | |
| 1927 | #303 | 489 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #301 | 493 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #279 | 573 | — | |
| 1924 | #284 | 535 | — | |
| 1923 | #279 | 532 | — | |
| 1922 | #282 | 533 | — | |
| 1921 | #291 | 516 | — | |
| 1920 | #284 | 527 | — | |
| 1919 | #292 | 479 | — | |
| 1918 | #302 | 448 | — | |
| 1917 | #295 | 437 | — | |
| 1916 | #292 | 421 | — | |
| 1915 | #286 | 414 | — | |
| 1914 | #286 | 339 | — | |
| 1913 | #287 | 273 | — | |
| 1912 | #263 | 289 | — | |
| 1911 | #276 | 197 | — | |
| 1910 | #246 | 246 | — | |
| 1909 | #261 | 189 | — | |
| 1908 | #270 | 174 | — | |
| 1907 | #253 | 185 | — | |
| 1906 | #268 | 153 | — | |
| 1905 | #247 | 168 | — | |
| 1904 | #231 | 178 | — | |
| 1903 | #243 | 151 | — | |
| 1902 | #241 | 160 | — | |
| 1901 | #269 | 121 | — | |
| 1900 | #258 | 158 | — | |
| 1899 | #278 | 108 | — | |
| 1898 | #321 | 96 | — | |
| 1897 | #265 | 116 | — | |
| 1896 | #302 | 93 | — | |
| 1895 | #269 | 108 | — | |
| 1894 | #290 | 90 | — | |
| 1893 | #286 | 88 | — | |
| 1892 | #299 | 82 | — | |
| 1891 | #277 | 79 | — | |
| 1890 | #298 | 69 | — | |
| 1889 | #289 | 68 | — | |
| 1888 | #291 | 65 | — | |
| 1887 | #337 | 40 | — | |
| 1886 | #326 | 42 | — | |
| 1885 | #321 | 40 | — | |
| 1884 | #358 | 31 | — | |
| 1883 | #282 | 39 | — | |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | — | |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | — | |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 | — | |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#215 · 1 in 1,148
- Arizona#242 · 1 in 1,174
- Mississippi#254 · 1 in 1,410
- Arkansas#263 · 1 in 1,716
- Tennessee#306 · 1 in 2,743
Best ever in a state: #17 in Montana, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #215 | 100 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Arizona | #242 | 11 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Mississippi | #254 | 19 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Arkansas | #263 | 11 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Tennessee | #306 | 14 | 1 in 2,743 |
| North Carolina | #311 | 22 | 1 in 2,353 |
| Georgia | #314 | 19 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Virginia | #361 | 12 | 1 in 3,444 |
| Alabama | #374 | 12 | 1 in 3,055 |
| Kentucky | #377 | 9 | 1 in 3,727 |
| South Carolina | #412 | 8 | 1 in 3,616 |
| Louisiana | #419 | 11 | 1 in 3,580 |
| Oklahoma | #465 | 5 | 1 in 4,459 |
| Florida | #538 | 7 | 1 in 6,142 |
| California | #551 | 26 | 1 in 6,016 |
| Missouri | #606 | 5 | 1 in 8,957 |
| Illinois | #781 | 7 | 1 in 14,987 |
| Pennsylvania | #802 | 6 | 1 in 19,297 |
| New York | #1,199 | 5 | 1 in 32,950 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 386 | #282 (1883) | #334 |
| 1890s | 929 | #265 (1897) | #289 |
| 1900s | 1,637 | #231 (1904) | #254 |
| 1910s | 3,543 | #246 (1910) | #283 |
| 1920s | 5,160 | #279 (1925) | #291 |
| 1930s | 4,362 | #282 (1936) | #298 |
| 1940s | 3,873 | #309 (1940) | #370 |
| 1950s | 3,297 | #439 (1950) | #495 |
| 1960s | 2,106 | #545 (1960) | #722 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | #947 (1973) | #1,187 |
| 1980s | 1,052 | #1,172 (1981) | #1,285 |
| 1990s | 2,417 | #339 (1999) | #1,096 |
| 2000s | 27,488 | #94 (2005) | #131 |
| 2010s | 19,109 | #130 (2010) | #170 |
| 2020s | 7,756 | #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 1956
girls
#510
336 births · 1 in 5,975 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 5,975 of them was named Gracie, which outranked 92.6% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gracie
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.