Girls' name · since 1880
Gracia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,952 babies named Gracia, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,952
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gracia is the #11951 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,952 recorded since 1880.
Gracia has 1,952 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11951 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,951 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,952 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gracia ranks #4,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,951 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,952 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,952
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gracia's 1,952 recorded births place it above 93.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Gracia compares
1,952 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Gracia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gracia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,952 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gracia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gracia splits its recorded history at 1958: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gracia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Gracia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (279 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Gracia's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Gracia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 56
1900s
56 births
- 1910s
1910s
141 births
- 1920s
1920s
214 births
- 1930s
1930s
185 births
- 1940s
1940s
144 births
- 1950s
1950s
139 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
279 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 279 births (14% of all-time use).
How Gracia 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 Gracia's total volume
Gracia by state
Where Gracia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.3% |
40 of 1,952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Gracia's data
- Gracia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (279 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gracias (40 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 Gracia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Gracia 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.