Girls' name · since 1915

Marygrace

Marygrace has 2,012 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,692 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,787 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,012
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade

Marygrace currently ranks #3787 among girls' names in America, with 2,012 babies recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marygrace has been recorded 2,012 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #3787 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #4,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,787 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,012 born since 1915
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marygrace ranks #4,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,787 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,012 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,692 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,787 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,012
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.1%
Marygrace vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Marygrace's 2,012 recorded births place it above 93.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Marygrace compares

2,012 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Marygrace's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Marygrace Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,012 376 567,345
Peak-year births 74 21 19,840

Marygrace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Marygrace's full recorded timeline at 1980, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Marygrace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
74
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
020406080 191519441958197019821994200620182025 39

Marygrace by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (536 births, 27% of the file).

2000s was Marygrace's strongest decade.

536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Marygrace births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 536 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Marygrace 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 Marygrace's total volume

Marygrace vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 7.9%-114, 5.1%-32, 7.6%-86, 3.7%-35, 5.5%-118, 3%-75, 5%-121, 5.5%-45, 6.2%-110, 3.6%-70, 5.5%-62, 3.9%-67, 5.7%-35, 7.2%-46, 4.8%Marygrace-111, 3.7%Marygrace
Marygrace vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 6.3%
#2 New York
121 6.0%
#3 Texas
26 1.3%
#4 North Carolina
23 1.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
22 1.1%
#6 Louisiana
11 0.5%
#7 Illinois
10 0.5%
#8 South Carolina
6 0.3%
California share of Marygrace's total US births 6.3%
Even split

127 of 2,012 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?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 2,012 babies named Marygrace. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,692 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,787 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 74 births.
Where does Marygrace sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marygrace ranks #4,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,787 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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), Texas (26 births).
How long has the name Marygrace been used?
Records for Marygrace go back to 1915, giving 111 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Marygrace's data

  • Marygrace's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (536 total births) through the 2020s (194) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Marygraces (127 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.

Keep exploring Marygrace

Nearby Names Like Marygrace

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marygrace

Names with a similar popularity rank to Marygrace

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marygrace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Marygrace 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.