girl's name
Gracie
GRAY-see
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 109,459
the United States
#227
2025 births
Gracie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "grace." It is a pet form of Grace, from the Latin gratia, and in Britain it carries a strong association with the singer Gracie Fields.
- Gracie is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2007, when 3,485 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,467 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gracie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 386 |
| 1890s | 929 |
| 1900s | 1,637 |
| 1910s | 3,543 |
| 1920s | 5,172 |
| 1930s | 4,362 |
| 1940s | 3,873 |
| 1950s | 3,297 |
| 1960s | 2,106 |
| 1970s | 1,006 |
| 1980s | 1,052 |
| 1990s | 2,417 |
| 2000s | 27,521 |
| 2010s | 19,109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,756 |
What Gracie means
Gracie means grace, favor or thanks, from the Latin gratia. In its original Christian use grace meant unearned divine favor rather than elegance, which is the sense the name was given for.
Where Gracie comes from
Gracie is a diminutive of Grace, from the Latin gratia, favor or thanks. Grace was a Puritan virtue name, adopted in the seventeenth century alongside Faith, Hope, Prudence and Mercy, and it referred specifically to the theological concept — God's unearned favor — rather than to gracefulness. Gracie emerged as its familiar form and gained particular British weight from Gracie Fields, born Grace Stansfield in Rochdale in 1898, who was the highest-paid film star in the world by 1937 and a national figure for decades.
Gracie in use
Our data shows Gracie falling rather than rising, peaking in 2007, at 84 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1880. It is one of only a few names we have written up past its peak — most of the British pet forms are still climbing.
How popular is Gracie?
In 2025, Gracie was given to 1,344 babies in the United States, ranking #227 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Gracie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gracie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gracie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gracie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Gracie
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Gracie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Grace
Sibling names for Gracie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gracie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gracie
What does the name Gracie mean?
Gracie means "grace" or "favor," from the Latin gratia.
Is Gracie short for Grace?
It began as one and is now widely registered as a full name in Britain.
Was Grace originally a virtue name?
Yes. Puritans adopted it in the seventeenth century for the theological sense — God's unearned favor — not for gracefulness.
How popular is the name Gracie?
In 2025, Gracie was given to 1,344 babies in the United States, ranking #227 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Gracie a girl's or a boy's name?
Gracie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gracie?
Gracie has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Gracie?
Gracie is usually shortened to Grace and Gray.
Is Gracie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gracie currently ranks #51 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.