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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #94, 2005girls
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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
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 1996

  • 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: #721 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,757 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #1,154 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,207 girlsILWisconsin: #418 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,821 girlsWIMichigan: #952 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,675 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: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,741 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #910 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,650 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,367 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 13,517 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #655 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,925 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedARTennessee: #736 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,923 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #915 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,870 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #456 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,938 girlsALGeorgia: #779 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,930 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedHITexas: #728 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,168 girlsTXFlorida: #912 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,273 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#418 · 1 in 2,821
  2. Indiana#430 · 1 in 2,741
  3. Alabama#456 · 1 in 2,938
  4. Missouri#655 · 1 in 4,925
  5. Washington#721 · 1 in 4,757

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#41891 in 2,821
Indiana#430121 in 2,741
Alabama#45671 in 2,938
Missouri#65561 in 4,925
Washington#72161 in 4,757
Texas#728271 in 5,168
Tennessee#73651 in 5,923
Georgia#77971 in 5,930
Pennsylvania#91071 in 8,650
Florida#912101 in 7,273
North Carolina#91551 in 7,870
Michigan#95261 in 8,675
Illinois#1,15471 in 10,207
California#1,367171 in 13,517
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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 1996

girls
#1,004
187 births · 1 in 9,374 girls

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #1,004Gracie187
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 9,374 of them was named Gracie, which outranked 93.7% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gracie
  1. #998Jaden188
  2. #998Kimberlee188
  3. #998Suzette188
  4. #1,004Gracie187
  5. #1,004Breeanna187
  6. #1,004Delia187
  7. #1,004Demetria187
  8. #1,010Brea186
  9. #1,010Lilian186
  10. #1,010Maira186

Tied with 5 names at #1,004; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →