How Many People Are Named Grace?
An estimated 299,398 people in the United States have the first name Grace. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #165 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Grace peaked in popularity in 2003 with 12,801 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grace as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Grace paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Grace is overwhelmingly female, 1,393 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
299,398
About 1 in 1,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2003
12,801 births
Total Registered
531,126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grace
Grace is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 531,126 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Grace as a male name
Ranked #10,208 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (40 births)
Grace as a female name
Ranked #40 in 2024
5,002 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (12,781 births)
Grace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grace span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 110,900 babies were registered. Grace has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grace by Decade
How has Grace tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15,276 | 49 | 15,227 | |
| 1890s | 23,909 | 105 | 23,804 | |
| 1900s | 27,030 | 103 | 26,927 | |
| 1910s | 58,135 | 162 | 57,973 | |
| 1920s | 60,283 | 223 | 60,060 | |
| 1930s | 31,511 | 154 | 31,357 | |
| 1940s | 19,442 | 73 | 19,369 | |
| 1950s | 15,982 | 53 | 15,929 | |
| 1960s | 11,238 | 24 | 11,214 | |
| 1970s | 6,099 | 0 | 6,099 | |
| 1980s | 11,855 | 59 | 11,796 | |
| 1990s | 39,925 | 53 | 39,872 | |
| 2000s | 110,900 | 185 | 110,715 | |
| 2010s | 73,142 | 109 | 73,033 | |
| 2020s | 26,399 | 41 | 26,358 | |
Grace by State
Birth registrations for Grace span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Alaska, Vermont. On average, about 9,064 Graces were registered per state.
Grace + Last Name Combinations
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Grace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grace?
We estimate approximately 299,398 people named Grace are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Grace a common name?
Grace is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 531,126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grace most popular?
Grace reached peak popularity in 2003, when 12,801 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grace is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grace a female name?
Grace is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grace Smith, Grace Johnson, Grace Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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