Recorded 1923–2006 Boys' name Peak 1948 204 births

Graciano — boys' name

204 babies named Graciano in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s61940s281950s261960s321970s231980s321990s202000s19
1960s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Graciano was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

10 babies were named Graciano in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Graciano

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Graciano between 1923 and 2006, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Graciano currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Graciano performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Graciano shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Graciano in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Graciano 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 204 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.

Graciano at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

204

Since 1923

84 years of records

Peak year

1948

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1923

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2006

Graciano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1923

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1948)
10
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
4681012 200619941984197619681959194919301923 6

Graciano by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
32 births that decade — 16% of Graciano's all-time total
1920s181930s61940s281950s261960s321970s231980s321990s202000s19

Graciano by state

Where Graciano concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Graciano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
32 15.7%
#2 California
5 2.5%
Texas share of Graciano's total US births 15.7%
Even split

32 of 204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Graciano?
204 babies have been named Graciano since 1923. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1948 with 10 births.
When was Graciano most popular?
Graciano was most popular in the 1960s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Graciano most popular?
The top states for the name Graciano are Texas (32 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Graciano been used?
Graciano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 84 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Graciano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grant, Grayson, Graham, Grady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1923–2006 (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.