The first name Grace
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ɡɹeɪs/ 1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 1,309 girls were named Grace, making it the 27th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 5,026 births (#1).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Grace with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Grace at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5,127 girls born in the United States were named Grace, the 38th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 12,781 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Grace in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Grace in French too.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Grace
Famous people named Grace
113 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Grace KellyAmerican actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)
- Grace HopperAmerican computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
- Chloë Grace MoretzAmerican actress (born 1997)
- Grace CoolidgeFirst Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929
- Mckenna GraceAmerican actress and singer (born 2006)
- Grace SlickAmerican musician, writer and painter, born 1939
- Grace MugabeFirst lady of Zimbabwe; wife of Robert Mugabe, born 1965
- Grace MooreAmerican operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947)
- Grace VanderWaalAmerican singer-songwriter (born 2004)
- Grace Van PattenAmerican actress, born 1996
- Grace AguilarEnglish novelist, poet and writer on Jewish history and religion, 1816–1847
- Grace ZabriskieAmerican actress, born 1941
Questions
- What does the name Grace mean?
- From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.
- How popular is the name Grace?
- In 2025, 1,309 girls born in England and Wales were named Grace, ranking 27th. Its peak was 2006, with 5,026 births.
- What are nicknames for Grace?
- Common nicknames for Grace include Gracie.
- Is Grace a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 536,340 US babies named Grace since 1880 were girls.
- When was Grace most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 12,781 babies were named Grace, its highest rank at 13th.
- How do you pronounce Grace?
- Grace is /ɡɹeɪs/, one syllable.
- Is Grace also a surname?
- Yes. Grace is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.