Unisex name · since 1992
Grae
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Grae, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Grae currently ranks #7925 among unisex names in America, with 170 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grae has been recorded 170 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #7925 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #13,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grae ranks #13,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 170 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Grae's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Grae compares
170 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Grae's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Grae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grae's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Grae popularity over time - girls
157 total births recorded since 1993 (Grae as girls' name)
Grae by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (78 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Grae's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Grae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (46% of all-time use).
Grae by state
Where Grae concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 170 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Graes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Grae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Grae 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.