Girls' name · since 1950
Graciella
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 1,084 babies named Graciella, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,084 babies have been named Graciella since 1950, making it today's #8948 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graciella has been recorded 1,084 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #8948 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #7,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,948 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,084 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graciella ranks #7,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,948 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,084 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graciella's 1,084 recorded births place it above 90.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Graciella compares
1,084 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Graciella's all-time total is 188% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Graciella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,084 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Graciella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Graciella splits its recorded history at 2002: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Graciella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Graciella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (392 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Graciella's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Graciella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
362 births
- 2010s
2010s
392 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 392 births (36% of all-time use).
How Graciella 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 Graciella's total volume
Graciella by state
Where Graciella concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 135 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 107 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
135 of 1,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Graciella's data
- Graciella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (392 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Graciellas (135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Graciella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Graciella 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.