Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Gracious

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
favor; blessing

Pronunciation

g-ra-cious

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #7713, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12120, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025–
20247
20238
202212
20218
202011
201914
201812
20176
20167

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 2023 (rank #4985, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #3598, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–4
2024––
202336
2022––
20213–
2020––
2019––
2018–4
2017––
2016––

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