Total births
199
Girls' name · since 1999
Gracious
Gracious has 199 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12755
- among girls today
- 199
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Gracious is the #12755 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 199 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gracious has been recorded 199 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #12755 nationally and more common than 28% 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 1999 to 2024.
- #12755 among girls today
- 199 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Gracious is currently the #12755 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 199 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12755
- among girls today
- 199
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Gracious vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12755
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Gracious was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
14 babies were named Gracious in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Gracious compares
199 37th percentile among 17,726 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
Gracious's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gracious | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Gracious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gracious's full recorded timeline at 2012, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gracious at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#12,755
Active since
1999
Gracious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Gracious by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Gracious's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Gracious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gracious? ▼
Gracious has been given to 199 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12755 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
When was Gracious most popular? ▼
Gracious was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Gracious been used? ▼
Gracious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gracious? ▼
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.
What to do with Gracious's data
- Gracious's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gracious
Nearby Names Like Gracious
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gracious
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Gracie Girl
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Graciela Girl
#1946 16,315 births
Gracelyn Girl
#466 15,917 births
Gracelynn Girl
#424 13,268 births
Compare Gracious side by side: Gracious vs Grace Gracious vs Gracie Gracious vs Graciela
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gracious: #12755 Girls' Name - 199 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gracious. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gracious 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 June 2026.