Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Gracie name popularity since 1925
75,028 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gracie. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Gracie is about 20 years old in 2026. Gracie peaked in 2005 as the #94 name for girls, and it ranked #227 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 75,028
- Named Gracie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #227
- for girls in 2025 (1,344 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 74,983 girls · 45 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.69× its national share
Peak year is the year Gracie 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.
Gracie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Gracie peaked in 2005.
- Steepest fall: Between 1964 and 1969, Gracie's share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 13,100.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, it became 10× more common, from 1 in 13,800 baby girls to 1 in 1,380.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gracie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gracie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gracie 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 | 2,517 | 12 | – |
| 1930s | 4,362 | 0 | #296 |
| 1940s | 3,873 | 0 | #356 |
| 1950s | 3,297 | 0 | #514 |
| 1960s | 2,106 | 0 | #682 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 0 | #1,122 |
| 1980s | 1,052 | 0 | #1,376 |
| 1990s | 2,417 | 0 | #1,312 |
| 2000s | 27,488 | 33 | #94 |
| 2010s | 19,109 | 0 | #165 |
| 2020–25 | 7,756 | 0 | #227 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.6% of babies named Gracie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Gracie is most popular
The index compares Gracie'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 Gracie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.69× | 1,661 |
| Arkansas | 2.45× | 1,827 |
| Kentucky | 2.22× | 2,698 |
| Tennessee | 2.20× | 3,363 |
| Idaho | 2.15× | 622 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gracie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Gracie (this page) | 74,983 | 2005 |
| Gracey | 2,597 | 2005 |
| Graci | 1,532 | 2004 |
| Gracee | 1,487 | 2007 |
| Gracy | 1,451 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gracie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gracie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gracie (2005).
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