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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 999 babies (rank #9 that year). In 2024 it was given to 461 girls (rank #42). 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.

21,053

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

999

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
1991	138	#233
1992	163	#206
1993	140	#218
1994	167	#173
1995	210	#166
1996	229	#150
1997	249	#135
1998	408	#70
1999	575	#46
2000	696	#26
2001	832	#23
2002	840	#18
2003	981	#10
2004	999	#9
2005	997	#10
2006	907	#13
2007	887	#14
2008	866	#16
2009	874	#17
2010	810	#18
2011	770	#21
2012	778	#22
2013	745	#23
2014	739	#24
2015	762	#23
2016	782	#23
2017	709	#25
2018	731	#25
2019	591	#34
2020	567	#34
2021	539	#44
2022	462	#44
2023	449	#42
2024	461	#42