Girls' name · since 1889
Gratia
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Gratia, peaking in 1912. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gratia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 120 recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gratia has been recorded 120 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2010.
- #25,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1889
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gratia ranks #25,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gratia's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gratia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gratia's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1912 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gratia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2010
- Peak year (1912)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Gratia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (38 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Gratia's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Gratia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 38 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Gratia's decade-level peak was the 1910s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gratia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1912)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1889–2010 (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 Gratia 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.