Gracey
Gracey was the 5020th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1241st with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,358 places. More babies were named Gracey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Gracie) grace (pet form of Grace) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #5,020 girls, down 1,216 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,614babies recorded
What does the name Gracey mean?
Gracey is a spelling of Gracie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Gracie's meaning and origin.
Gracie is a pet form of Grace, made with the ending -ie, as Wiktionary and Wikipedia note; it is also a Scottish surname. Grace comes from Latin gratia, 'favor, goodwill, kindness, grace', which DMNES glosses. DMNES notes that, like other virtue names, Grace was not much used in England before the 16th century. Gracie is now often given on its own.
Grace (English, “grace”)grātia (Latin, “favor, goodwill, grace”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Grace, Gracey, Graciela, Engracia.
See also: English names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gracie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Gracie (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Grace', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Gracey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,020 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,804 | 38 |
| 2010 | #1,850 | 110 |
| 2000 | #1,975 | 85 |
| 1990 | #10,588 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,614 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gracey, counting every spelling?
Gracey is a spelling of Gracie, a name family that ranked #242 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,020 for Gracey on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,403 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracie | 1,344 | #227 | 6,359 |
| Gracey | 26 | #5,020 | 144 |
| Gracy | 22 | #5,613 | 106 |
| Gracee | 11 | #9,066 | 88 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gracey?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gracey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gracey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gracey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gracey?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Gracey are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Gracey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gracey by state
How common Gracey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gracey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gracey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gracey
What does Gracey mean?
Gracey is a spelling of Gracie, which means “grace (pet form of Grace)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Gracey?
Gracey was the 5020th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1241st with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,358 places. More babies were named Gracey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Gracey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gracey in the US.
Where is Gracey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gracey was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls).