Recorded 1927–1948 Girls' name Peak 1948 22 births

Gracemary — girls' name

22 babies named Gracemary in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s12
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gracemary was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gracemary in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gracemary

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Gracemary between 1927 and 1948, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gracemary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gracemary performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gracemary shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gracemary in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gracemary at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

22

Since 1927

22 years of records

Peak year

1948

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1927

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1948

Gracemary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1927

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1948)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1948194619321927 5

Gracemary by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 55% of Gracemary's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gracemary?
22 babies have been named Gracemary since 1927. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1948 with 7 births.
When was Gracemary most popular?
Gracemary was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Gracemary been used?
Gracemary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 22 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Gracemary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grace, Gracie, Graciela, Gracelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.