Girls' name · since 1918
Gracey
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 2,614 babies named Gracey, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,614
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,614 babies have been named Gracey since 1918, making it today's #5002 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gracey has been recorded 2,614 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #5002 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #3,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,002 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,614 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gracey ranks #3,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,002 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,614 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,614
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gracey's 2,614 recorded births place it above 94.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gracey compares
2,614 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gracey's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gracey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,614 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gracey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gracey splits its recorded history at 2002: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 183 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gracey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Gracey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,455 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Gracey's strongest decade.
1,455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Gracey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,455 births
- 2010s
2010s
752 births
- 2020s 182
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,455 births (56% of all-time use).
How Gracey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gracey's total volume
Gracey by state
Where Gracey concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 159 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 117 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 112 | 4.3% |
| #4 | California | | 97 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 66 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 66 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 53 | 2.0% |
159 of 2,614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Gracey appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gracey's data
- Gracey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,455 total births); usage has since declined to 182 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Graceys (159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gracey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gracey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.