Grace

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Grace is a female name from the Latin gratia. It is often given in reference to the Christian concept of divine grace and used as a virtue name. As one of the theological virtues, Grace was in regular use by English Puritans in the 16th through the 18th centuries.

From Wikipedia

Grace first appears in the data in 1988 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,840 babies (rank #12 that year). In 2025 it was given to 645 girls (rank #12). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Grace

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Grace yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

21,172

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,840

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Peaky Blinders: Grace Burgess — Tommy's first love

Famous people named Grace

Grace Kellyfilm actor · b. 1929
Grace Hoppernaval officer · b. 1906
Grace Jonesrecording artist · b. 1948
Grace Coolidgepolitician · b. 1879
Grace Slickrecording artist · b. 1939

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1988	81	#97
1989	156	#79
1990	189	#61
1991	217	#47
1992	246	#42
1993	260	#43
1994	259	#44
1995	339	#27
1996	355	#25
1997	374	#25
1998	445	#18
1999	486	#12
2000	504	#12
2001	620	#11
2002	633	#11
2003	645	#12
2004	631	#10
2005	602	#11
2006	364	#13
2007	370	#15
2008	427	#12
2009	406	#14
2010	440	#13
2011	408	#13
2012	421	#12
2013	374	#12
2014	498	#10
2015	1,840	#12
2016	1,782	#11
2017	695	#8
2018	688	#7
2019	1,145	#9
2020	901	#7
2021	733	#7
2022	556	#11
2023	743	#10
2024	694	#10
2025	645	#12