US rank #4469 Girls' name Peak 2004 1,971 births

Marygrace — #4469 US girls' name

1,971 babies named Marygrace in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s231930s201940s691950s841960s1331970s1011980s1731990s3182000s5362010s3492020s153
#4469
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Marygrace was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

74 babies were named Marygrace in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marygrace

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,971 babies named Marygrace between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marygrace currently holds the #4469 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marygrace performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 536 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marygrace shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Marygrace in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marygrace 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 1,971 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.

Marygrace at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,971

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2004

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,469

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marygrace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
74
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Marygrace by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
536 births that decade — 27% of Marygrace's all-time total
1910s121920s231930s201940s691950s841960s1331970s1011980s1731990s3182000s5362010s3492020s153

Marygrace by state

Where Marygrace concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marygrace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
127 6.4%
#2 New York
121 6.1%
#3 North Carolina
23 1.2%
#4 Pennsylvania
22 1.1%
#5 Texas
19 1.0%
#6 Louisiana
11 0.6%
#7 Illinois
10 0.5%
#8 South Carolina
6 0.3%
California share of Marygrace's total US births 6.4%
Even split

127 of 1,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Marygrace appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marygrace?
1,971 babies have been named Marygrace since 1915. It currently ranks #4469 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 74 births.
When was Marygrace most popular?
Marygrace was most popular in the 2000s decade with 536 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Marygrace most popular?
The top states for the name Marygrace are California (127 births), New York (121 births), North Carolina (23 births).
How long has the name Marygrace been used?
Marygrace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marygrace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, 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, 1915–2024 (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.