Girls' name · peaked in 1890
Grace name popularity since 1925
378,102 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Grace. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Grace is about 24 years old in 2026. Grace peaked in 1890 as the #13 name for girls, and it ranked #38 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 378,102
- Named Grace, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1890
- #13 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #38
- for girls in 2025 (5,127 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 377,216 girls · 886 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.61× its national share
Peak year is the year Grace made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Grace births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2003. Measured as a share of all babies, Grace peaked earlier, in 1890.
- Steepest fall: Between 1937 and 1942, Grace's share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 393 to 1 in 626.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, it became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 506 baby girls to 1 in 161.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Grace's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Grace.
Decade by decade
Babies named Grace in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 26,272 | 123 | – |
| 1930s | 31,357 | 154 | #83 |
| 1940s | 19,370 | 73 | #139 |
| 1950s | 15,929 | 53 | #216 |
| 1960s | 11,213 | 24 | #256 |
| 1970s | 6,096 | 0 | #366 |
| 1980s | 11,796 | 59 | #242 |
| 1990s | 39,872 | 53 | #97 |
| 2000s | 110,720 | 185 | #14 |
| 2010s | 73,058 | 109 | #19 |
| 2020–25 | 31,533 | 53 | #38 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.5% of babies named Grace from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Grace is most popular
The index compares Grace's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Grace.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.61× | 909 |
| Hawaii | 1.55× | 1,844 |
| Minnesota | 1.45× | 10,067 |
| Delaware | 1.41× | 1,111 |
| New Hampshire | 1.39× | 1,666 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Grace's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Grace.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Grace (1890).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data