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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #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 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #60 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 222 girlsAKMaine: #117 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 412 girlsMEVermont: #55 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 176 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #97 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 355 girlsNHWashington: #88 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 402 girlsWAIdaho: #29 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 175 girlsIDMontana: #25 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 127 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #47 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 180 girlsNDMinnesota: #85 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 390 girlsMNIllinois: #136 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 656 girlsILWisconsin: #89 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 404 girlsWIMichigan: #82 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 393 girlsMINew York: #261 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsNYMassachusetts: #249 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedRIOregon: #68 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 319 girlsORNevada: #225 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 869 girlsNVWyoming: #18 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 95 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #41 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 184 girlsSDIowa: #43 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 233 girlsIAIndiana: #50 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 269 girlsINOhio: #65 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 324 girlsOHPennsylvania: #109 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 503 girlsPANew Jersey: #382 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsNJConnecticut: #240 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsCTCalifornia: #248 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsCAUtah: #34 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 204 girlsUTColorado: #132 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 544 girlsCONebraska: #71 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 320 girlsNEMissouri: #32 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 207 girlsMOKentucky: #25 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 164 girlsKYWest Virginia: #31 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 168 girlsWVVirginia: #110 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 495 girlsVAMaryland: #175 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 722 girlsMDDelaware: #127 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 412 girlsDEArizona: #161 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 702 girlsAZNew Mexico: #68 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 302 girlsNMKansas: #67 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 307 girlsKSArkansas: #25 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 180 girlsARTennessee: #32 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 215 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #59 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 327 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #69 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 331 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #21 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 168 girlsOKLouisiana: #37 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 217 girlsLAMississippi: #55 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 271 girlsMSAlabama: #43 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 244 girlsALGeorgia: #67 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 357 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gracie, so not publishedHITexas: #136 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 671 girlsTXFlorida: #151 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 711 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#18 · 1 in 95
  2. Oklahoma#21 · 1 in 168
  3. Montana#25 · 1 in 127
  4. Kentucky#25 · 1 in 164
  5. Arkansas#25 · 1 in 180

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#18151 in 95
Oklahoma#211041 in 168
Arkansas#25681 in 180
Kentucky#251231 in 164
Montana#25241 in 127
Idaho#29421 in 175
West Virginia#31411 in 168
Missouri#321421 in 207
Tennessee#321501 in 215
Utah#34971 in 204
Louisiana#37931 in 217
South Dakota#41171 in 184
Alabama#43861 in 244
Iowa#43581 in 233
North Dakota#47151 in 180
Indiana#501211 in 269
Mississippi#55461 in 271
Vermont#5581 in 176
North Carolina#591471 in 327
Alaska#60111 in 222
Ohio#651741 in 324
Georgia#671481 in 357
Kansas#67451 in 307
New Mexico#68281 in 302
Oregon#68521 in 319
South Carolina#69581 in 331
Nebraska#71261 in 320
Michigan#821131 in 393
Minnesota#85661 in 390
Washington#88801 in 402
Wisconsin#89621 in 404
New Hampshire#97121 in 355
Pennsylvania#1091101 in 503
Virginia#110761 in 495
Maine#117101 in 412
Delaware#12771 in 412
Colorado#132451 in 544
Illinois#1361011 in 656
Texas#1362501 in 671
Florida#1511211 in 711
Arizona#161521 in 702
Maryland#175351 in 722
Nevada#225141 in 869
Connecticut#240131 in 1,001
California#2481971 in 1,164
Massachusetts#249241 in 1,134
New York#261721 in 1,327
New Jersey#382211 in 1,871
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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 2008

girls
#99
3,427 births · 1 in 552 girls
boys
#11,037
6 births · 1 in 340,025 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #99Gracie3,427

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #11,037Gracie6
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 552 of them was named Gracie, which outranked 99.5% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gracie
  1. #96Mary3,514
  2. #97Isabel3,489
  3. #98Zoey3,450
  4. #99Gracie3,427
  5. #100Megan3,416
  6. #101Michelle3,343
  7. #102Haley3,342
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 340,025 of them was named Gracie, which outranked 24.5% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gracie
  1. #9,871Zymeer7
  2. #9,871Zymier7
  3. #9,871Zymiere7
  4. #11,037Gracie6
  5. #11,037Aadam6
  6. #11,037Aariv6
  7. #11,037Aaroosh6
  8. #12,553Aadith5
  9. #12,553Aahron5
  10. #12,553Aakarsh5

Tied with 1,515 names at #11,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008 →