How Many People Are Named Graciela?
An estimated 14,054 people in the United States have the first name Graciela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Graciela peaked in popularity in 1998 with 428 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Graciela 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 Graciela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,054
About 1 in 24,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1998
428 births
Total Registered
16,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Graciela
Graciela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,244 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Graciela as a male name
Ranked #9,344 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1971 (7 births)
Graciela as a female name
Ranked #1,943 in 2024
102 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (428 births)
Graciela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Graciela span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,687 babies were registered. Graciela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Graciela by Decade
How has Graciela 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.
Graciela by State
Birth registrations for Graciela span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Utah, Pennsylvania, Nebraska. On average, about 485 Gracielas were registered per state.
Graciela + Last Name Combinations
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Graciela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Graciela?
We estimate approximately 14,054 people named Graciela 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 24,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Graciela a common name?
Graciela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Graciela most popular?
Graciela reached peak popularity in 1998, when 428 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Graciela is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Graciela a female name?
Graciela is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Graciela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Graciela Smith, Graciela Johnson, Graciela 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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