How Many People Are Named Grayce?
An estimated 1,836 people in the United States have the first name Grayce. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Grayce peaked in popularity in 1917 with 134 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grayce 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 Grayce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,836
About 1 in 186,685 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1917
134 births
Total Registered
4,408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grayce
Grayce is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,408 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Grayce as a female name
Ranked #9,112 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (134 births)
Grayce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grayce span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 824 babies were registered. Grayce has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grayce by Decade
How has Grayce 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.
Grayce by State
Birth registrations for Grayce span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, North Dakota, Colorado. On average, about 46 Grayces were registered per state.
Grayce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grayce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grayce
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Grayce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grayce?
We estimate approximately 1,836 people named Grayce 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 186,685 Americans share this first name.
Is Grayce a common name?
Grayce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grayce most popular?
Grayce reached peak popularity in 1917, when 134 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grayce is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grayce a female name?
Grayce is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grayce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grayce Smith, Grayce Johnson, Grayce 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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