US rank #248 Girls' name Peak 2007 82,748 births

Gracie — #248 US girls' name

82,748 babies named Gracie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s3861890s9291900s16371910s35431920s51601930s43621940s38731950s32971960s21061970s10061980s10521990s24182000s274872010s190972020s6395
#248
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Gracie was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

3,480 babies were named Gracie in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gracie

The Social Security Administration has registered 82,748 babies named Gracie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gracie currently holds the #248 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 3,480 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gracie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27,487 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Gracie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8,705 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Gracie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gracie 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 82,748 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.

Gracie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

82,748

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2007

3,480 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#248

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gracie popularity over time — girls

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

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2007)
3,480
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 18

Gracie popularity over time — boys

45 total births recorded since 1926 (Gracie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
05101520 200820072005200419271926 5

Gracie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27,487 births that decade — 33% of Gracie's all-time total
1880s3861890s9291900s16371910s35431920s51601930s43621940s38731950s32971960s21061970s10061980s10521990s24182000s274872010s190972020s6395

Gracie by state

Where Gracie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gracie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8,705 10.5%
#2 California
4,472 5.4%
#3 North Carolina
4,004 4.8%
#4 Tennessee
3,815 4.6%
#5 Georgia
3,490 4.2%
#6 Kentucky
3,292 4.0%
#7 Virginia
2,985 3.6%
#8 Alabama
2,816 3.4%
Texas share of Gracie's total US births 10.5%
Even split

8,705 of 82,748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Gracie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gracie?
82,748 babies have been named Gracie since 1880. It currently ranks #248 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 3,480 births.
When was Gracie most popular?
Gracie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27,487 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Gracie most popular?
The top states for the name Gracie are Texas (8,705 births), California (4,472 births), North Carolina (4,004 births).
How long has the name Gracie been used?
Gracie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gracie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grace, Graciela, Gracelyn, Gracelynn, 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.