Grace Name Popularity

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How popular is Grace?

In 2018 the very popular name Grace, ranked the 24th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Grace has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #13 was reached for the first time in 1883 and as recently as 2004.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2003 with 12,777 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Grace in any given year was 525 in 1977.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Grace occurred roughly during the years 1883-1888, 1911-1915, 1953-1956, 1976-1982, and 1983-2003, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2004-2010.

For a number of years, the name Grace has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Grace has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Grace?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Grace is favored by many parents and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Grace (Girl)		Grace (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6,724	24	11	7,239
2017		7,040	21	12	6,814
2016		7,594	19	15	5,860
2015		7,656	19	10	7,665
2014		7,641	20	13	6,408
2013		7,378	22	13	6,367
2012		7,377	21	9	8,385
2011		7,633	16	8	9,030
2010		7,683	18	7	10,017
2009		8,314	17	10	7,894
2008		9,036	21	18	5,132
2007		9,763	20	15	5,742
2006		10,973	16	16	5,379
2005		11,861	14	28	3,478
2004		12,533	13	40	2,660
2003		12,777	13	20	4,168
2002		12,056	15	15	4,986
2001		12,088	16	13	5,474
2000		11,285	19	10	6,486
1999		9,179	27	8	7,390
1998		5,719	54	5	10,171
1997		4,638	69	6	8,534
1996		3,742	94	11	5,311
1995		3,470	97	< 5	--
1994		3,174	103	< 5	--
1993		2,701	123	6	7,988
1992		2,657	127	6	7,798
1991		2,387	133	11	4,882
1990		2,186	140	< 5	--
1989		1,927	150	14	3,883
1988		1,707	165	9	4,936
1987		1,377	198	8	5,126
1986		1,157	226	< 5	--
1985		1,064	242	5	6,914
1984		1,016	246	5	6,681
1983		998	240	7	5,110
1982		952	260	6	5,903
1981		831	292	5	6,637
1980		761	317	< 5	--
1979		690	342	< 5	--
1978		587	362	< 5	--
1977		525	398	< 5	--
1976		528	389	< 5	--
1975		568	366	< 5	--
1974		534	390	< 5	--
1973		605	352	< 5	--
1972		606	363	< 5	--
1971		680	357	< 5	--
1970		776	339	< 5	--
1969		696	340	< 5	--
1968		751	318	5	4,350
1967		898	283	< 5	--
1966		935	277	< 5	--
1965		1,115	256	7	3,363
1964		1,212	255	6	3,772
1963		1,272	249	6	3,786
1962		1,329	238	< 5	--
1961		1,442	230	< 5	--
1960		1,568	212	< 5	--
1959		1,660	204	8	3,118
1958		1,708	198	6	3,681
1957		1,918	186	6	3,722
1956		1,836	189	7	3,337
1955		1,390	216	6	3,659
1954		1,410	213	9	2,824
1953		1,381	213	5	4,021
1952		1,525	194	< 5	--
1951		1,579	182	< 5	--
1950		1,511	183	6	3,461
1949		1,608	173	< 5	--
1948		1,677	167	6	3,450
1947		1,883	154	5	3,951
1946		1,763	154	< 5	--
1945		1,746	139	5	3,495
1944		1,926	135	7	2,963
1943		2,121	130	13	2,108
1942		2,157	129	15	1,900
1941		2,103	123	6	3,285
1940		2,386	105	16	1,759
1939		2,370	108	17	1,667
1938		2,609	100	11	2,246
1937		2,710	94	5	3,736
1936		2,790	86	23	1,399
1935		2,996	83	10	2,443
1934		3,087	79	14	1,965
1933		3,329	69	17	1,732
1932		3,535	72	20	1,611
1931		3,712	70	18	1,733
1930		4,218	62	19	1,719
1929		4,570	54	30	1,305
1928		4,988	52	23	1,583
1927		5,304	50	27	1,447
1926		5,427	46	22	1,628
1925		5,984	44	21	1,703
1924		6,329	43	15	2,163
1923		6,316	39	18	1,899
1922		6,743	38	26	1,483
1921		7,230	35	20	1,792
1920		7,173	37	21	1,721
1919		7,194	34	11	2,572
1918		7,770	31	22	1,622
1917		7,373	30	16	1,931
1916		7,461	26	24	1,433
1915		7,044	27	19	1,625
1914		5,594	25	13	1,815
1913		4,669	25	21	1,126
1912		4,418	24	14	1,302
1911		3,304	23	13	947
1910		3,145	23	9	1,151
1909		2,912	21	11	917
1908		2,901	19	17	641
1907		2,747	20	12	791
1906		2,626	19	10	818
1905		2,630	19	13	681
1904		2,513	19	9	836
1903		2,615	16	9	814
1902		2,642	17	6	1,064
1901		2,398	15	5	1,118
1900		2,942	17	11	808
1899		2,353	15	9	744
1898		2,726	15	15	553
1897		2,458	14	10	702
1896		2,485	17	11	691
1895		2,448	18	9	760
1894		2,361	19	6	1,007
1893		2,308	16	10	674
1892		2,299	16	13	582
1891		2,088	14	11	574
1890		2,278	13	11	615
1889		2,049	15	< 5	--
1888		2,090	15	10	669
1887		1,692	15	< 5	--
1886		1,723	14	12	558
1885		1,575	14	5	996
1884		1,525	13	10	634
1883		1,307	13	< 5	--
1882		1,195	16	6	880
1881		1,089	15	< 5	--
1880		982	19	6	858

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.