Girl name#68 of girl names
Grace
Pronounced G R EY1 S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2003
- 145 years in use
How popular is Grace?
Grace is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 531,972 children — the 68th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 30% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2003, when 12,838 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- G R EY1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Grace
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Grace
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Grace?
- Grace ranks 68th among girls' names in US records, with 531,972 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 61,768.
- Is Grace a unisex name?
- No. Grace is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Grace most popular?
- 2003, when 12,838 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.