US rank #7231 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,944 births

Gracia — #7231 US girls' name

1,944 babies named Gracia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s311890s311900s561910s1411920s2141930s1851940s1441950s1391960s1141970s951980s991990s1502000s2792010s2012020s65
#7231
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Gracia was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

48 babies were named Gracia in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gracia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,944 babies named Gracia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gracia currently holds the #7231 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gracia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 279 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Gracia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Gracia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gracia 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 1,944 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.

Gracia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,944

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2003

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,231

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gracia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
48
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Gracia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
279 births that decade — 14% of Gracia's all-time total
1880s311890s311900s561910s1411920s2141930s1851940s1441950s1391960s1141970s951980s991990s1502000s2792010s2012020s65

Gracia by state

Where Gracia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Gracia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
40 2.1%
#2 California
22 1.1%
#3 Massachusetts
5 0.3%
#4 Virginia
5 0.3%
#5 Wisconsin
5 0.3%
Texas share of Gracia's total US births 2.1%
Even split

40 of 1,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gracia?
1,944 babies have been named Gracia since 1880. It currently ranks #7231 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 48 births.
When was Gracia most popular?
Gracia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 279 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Gracia most popular?
The top states for the name Gracia are Texas (40 births), California (22 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Gracia been used?
Gracia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gracia?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.