Gracy
Gracy was the 5613th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 1446th; the most babies were born in 2007 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 703 places. More babies were named Gracy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Gracie) grace (pet form of Grace) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #5,613 girls, down 1,021 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200766 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,604babies recorded
What does the name Gracy mean?
Gracy 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
Gracy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,613 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,592 | 29 |
| 2010 | #4,139 | 36 |
| 2000 | #4,570 | 26 |
| 1990 | #7,487 | 11 |
| 1980 | #7,637 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,357 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,471 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,323 | 8 |
| 1930 | #4,253 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,439 | 9 |
| 1910 | #2,256 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gracy, counting every spelling?
Gracy is a spelling of Gracie, a name family that ranked #242 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,613 for Gracy 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 Gracy?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gracy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gracy 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gracy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gracy?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Gracy are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Gracy 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.
Gracy by state
How common Gracy 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 Gracy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gracy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gracy
What does Gracy mean?
Gracy is a spelling of Gracie, which means “grace (pet form of Grace)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Gracy?
Gracy was the 5613th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 1446th; the most babies were born in 2007 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 703 places. More babies were named Gracy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Gracy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gracy in the US.
Where is Gracy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gracy was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).