Gracie
A pet form of Grace, which came into English as a virtue name from Latin gratia, meaning favour or thanks.
Gracie in 2025
Gracie was given to 1,344 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 494th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,467 babies born.
The history of Gracie
Gracie reached its highest point in 2007, when 3,485 babies were given the name, ranking 220th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 218th, in 2005.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 84,166 babies have been named Gracie. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Gracie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Gracie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 386 | 482 |
| 1890s | 929 | 404 |
| 1900s | 1,637 | 348 |
| 1910s | 3,543 | 383 |
| 1920s | 5,172 | 508 |
| 1930s | 4,362 | 531 |
| 1940s | 3,873 | 581 |
| 1950s | 3,297 | 806 |
| 1960s | 2,106 | 983 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 1,631 |
| 1980s | 1,052 | 1,953 |
| 1990s | 2,417 | 652 |
| 2000s | 27,521 | 218 |
| 2010s | 19,109 | 293 |
| 2020s | 7,756 | 477 |
Where Gracie is heading
Gracie has fallen 32% over the past decade, from 1,964 babies in 2015 to 1,344 in 2025.
Names like Gracie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Gracie.