How Many People Are Named Grae?
An estimated 314 people in the United States have the first name Grae. It is used for both genders, with 50.5% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Grae peaked in popularity in 2019 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grae 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 Grae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
314
About 1 in 1,091,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
50.5% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2019
27 births
Total Registered
317
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grae
Grae is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (50.5%) and females (49.5%). Out of 317 total births registered, 160 were male and 157 were female.
Grae as a male name
Ranked #8,529 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (18 births)
Grae as a female name
Ranked #12,579 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (16 births)
Grae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grae span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 154 babies were registered. While Grae is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Grae by Decade
How has Grae 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.
Grae by State
Grae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grae
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Grae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grae?
We estimate approximately 314 people named Grae 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 1,091,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Grae a common name?
Grae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 317 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grae most popular?
Grae reached peak popularity in 2019, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grae is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grae a male name?
Grae is predominantly male. 50.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grae Smith, Grae Johnson, Grae 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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