US rank #5162 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,073 births

Graciella — #5162 US girls' name

1,073 babies named Graciella in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s241970s231980s251990s882000s3622010s3922020s149
#5162
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Graciella was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

55 babies were named Graciella in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Graciella

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,073 babies named Graciella between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Graciella currently holds the #5162 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Graciella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 392 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Graciella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Graciella in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Graciella 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 1,073 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.

Graciella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,073

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2010

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,162

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Graciella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
55
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Graciella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
392 births that decade — 37% of Graciella's all-time total
1950s101960s241970s231980s251990s882000s3622010s3922020s149

Graciella by state

Where Graciella concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Graciella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
135 12.6%
#2 Texas
107 10.0%
#3 Arizona
5 0.5%
#4 Washington
5 0.5%
California share of Graciella's total US births 12.6%
Even split

135 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Graciella?
1,073 babies have been named Graciella since 1950. It currently ranks #5162 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 55 births.
When was Graciella most popular?
Graciella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 392 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Graciella most popular?
The top states for the name Graciella are California (135 births), Texas (107 births), Arizona (5 births).
How long has the name Graciella been used?
Graciella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Graciella?
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, 1950–2024 (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.