Girls' name · peaked in 1998
Graciela name popularity since 1925
16,296 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Graciela. Half of them were born in 1984 or earlier, so the typical Graciela is about 42 years old in 2026. Graciela peaked in 1998 as the #574 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,296
- Named Graciela, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,835 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 16,257 girls · 39 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 5.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Graciela 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.
Graciela births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Graciela both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Graciela became 2× more common, from 1 in 8,220 baby girls to 1 in 4,130.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 8,240 to 1 in 13,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Graciela's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Graciela.
Decade by decade
Babies named Graciela 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 | 111 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 331 | 0 | #1,144 |
| 1940s | 782 | 0 | #884 |
| 1950s | 1,752 | 0 | #758 |
| 1960s | 2,065 | 0 | #694 |
| 1970s | 2,181 | 12 | #707 |
| 1980s | 1,810 | 16 | #889 |
| 1990s | 2,676 | 11 | #723 |
| 2000s | 2,593 | 0 | #902 |
| 2010s | 1,336 | 0 | #1,817 |
| 2020–25 | 620 | 0 | #1,835 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.1% of babies named Graciela from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Graciela is most popular
The index compares Graciela'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 Graciela.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5.81× | 6,283 |
| California | 3.29× | 4,802 |
| Arizona | 2.63× | 470 |
| Illinois | 0.93× | 622 |
| Florida | 0.68× | 339 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Graciela 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Graciela (this page) | 16,257 | 1998 |
| Graciella | 1,084 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Graciela's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Graciela.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Graciela (1998).
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