Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Grace

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Grace Of God
Lovely or graceful, a virtue
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Virtue
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Grace

Famous People

Princess Grace Kelly, Singer Grace Jones

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham, Daughter of Christy Turlington and Edward Burns, Daighter of Meryl Streep, Daighter of Kevin Costner, Daughter of Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Daughter of Rupert Murdoch

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #2642, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #13, 12,771 births); most recent 2025 (rank #38, 5,127 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025125,127
202475,002
2023144,904
2022–5,289
2021145,540
202065,623
2019116,104
2018116,785
2017127,083
2016157,616

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #4047, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1, 5,026 births); most recent 2025 (rank #27, 1,309 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,309
2024–1,390
2023–1,541
2022–1,675
2021–1,992
2020–2,010
2019–2,330
2018–2,301
2017–2,309
2016–2,498

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #325, 173 births); most recent 2023 (rank #519, 93 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20231293
20223103
2021394
2020–149
2019–109
20183110
2017–119
2016–118
2015–123
20143135

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #7, 566 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4, 265 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025265
2024291
2023339
2022342
2021412
2020410
2019426
2018423
2017371
2016452

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #15, 313 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5, 200 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025200
2024183
2023205
2022233
2021235
2020261
2019272
2018286
2017240
2016257

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #3, 239 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1, 127 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025127
2024125
2023137
2022168
2021182
2020176
2019234
2018221
2017202
2016198

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #7, 150 births); most recent 2023 (rank #51, 45 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202345
202260
202173
202084
201981
2018103
201795
201698
201599
201487

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence