How Many People Are Named Gracey?
An estimated 2,521 people in the United States have the first name Gracey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Gracey peaked in popularity in 2005 with 183 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gracey 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 Gracey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,521
About 1 in 135,960 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2005
183 births
Total Registered
2,585
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gracey
Gracey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,585 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gracey as a female name
Ranked #3,985 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (183 births)
Gracey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gracey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,455 babies were registered. Gracey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gracey by Decade
How has Gracey 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.
Gracey by State
Birth registrations for Gracey span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Tennessee. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, South Dakota. On average, about 38 Graceys were registered per state.
Gracey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gracey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gracey
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Gracey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gracey?
We estimate approximately 2,521 people named Gracey 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 135,960 Americans share this first name.
Is Gracey a common name?
Gracey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,585 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gracey most popular?
Gracey reached peak popularity in 2005, when 183 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gracey is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gracey a female name?
Gracey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gracey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gracey Smith, Gracey Johnson, Gracey 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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