as a First Name
From the abstract noun (via Old French, from Latin gratia), this name occurs occasionally in the 15th century, and by the 1540s was among the most popular girls' names in some parishes. It has always been particularly popular in Scotland and northern England (borne, for example, by Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter whose heroism in 1838, saving sailors in a storm, caught the popular imagination). In more recent times it was famous as the name of the actress Grace Kelly (1928–82), who became Princess Grace of Monaco. In Ireland it is used as an Anglicized form of Gráinne.
| 312th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 193,962
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 367,038
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Grace per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
99.98%
0.02%
23%
55+
55+
8%
30-54
30-54
9%
13-29
13-29
59%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
