Grace

English, virtue name

Grace Origin and Meaning

The name Grace is a girl's name of Latin origin.

Grace, a simple and pure virtue name which originally referred to divine grace, is a fashionable classic. In the early 2000s, it seemed headed for the Top 10 but pulled back from the upward trajectory, which you may consider a very good thing.

Grace is one of the most luminous of names, recalling the cool elegance of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco. Embraced by Americans of the Victorian era, it was the eleventh most popular name in this country in 1875 and has always ranked among the Top 1000 girl names.

Currently, Grace is the Number 1 girls’ name in Ireland, and ranks highly in other English-speaking countries. In the US, it’s one of the most popular one-syllable middle names for girls.

Grace is derived from gratia, the Latin word for "grace." It existed as Gracia in the Middle Ages but was not in common use until the Puritans adopted it along with other Christian attribute names in the sixteenth century. It was used as a virtue name, in reference to divine grace — the love and kindness of God.

If Grace is too overused for you, consider an international variation like Engracia or Graziella. Some parents have even migrated into the gender neutral camp in search of Grace equivalents such as Gray or Grayson or even Gracelyn. Choosing the nickname Gracie for the birth certificate is a popular option.

Grace Rank in US Top 1000

# 39 in the US

Grace Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 69 on Nameberry

Grace Popularity

• 39 US 2023
• 69 Nameberry 2024
• 43 Canada 2023
• 85 Future 2028
• 17 England 2022
• 9 Scotland 2023
• 1 Ireland 2023
• 11 Australia 2023
• 18 New Zealand 2023
• 372 Germany 2016
• 94 Dogs 2021
• 95 Cats 2021

20 Names Similar to Grace

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Grace.

• Charlotte
• Rose
• Claire
• Elizabeth
• Olivia
• Emma
• Lily
• Lucy
• Caroline
• Jane
• Ella
• Amelia
• Alice
• Eleanor
• Clara
• Anna
• Sophia
• Ava
• Audrey
• Evelyn

Famous People Named Grace

• Grace (or Grainne) O'Malley Irish pirate
• Grace Patricia Kelly Princess consort of Rainier III of Monaco, American actress
• Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen American comedienne and actress
• Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Calvin Coolidge
• Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow sister of American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing) American singer of band Jefferson Airplane
• Grace Paley American novelist
• Grace Bannon American actress
• Grace Coddington Welsh model and magazine editor
• Grace Darling English lighthouse keeper and shipwreck rescuer
• Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond Hay, English journalist and first woman to go around the world by air
• Grace Min American tennis player
• Grace Evelyn Gifford Irish artist and cartoonist
• Grace Dunham American actress and sister of actress and writer Lena Dunham
• Grace Jane Gummer American actress, daughter of actress Meryl Streep
• Grace Avery Vanderwaal American singer/songwriter/ukulele player; winner of America's Got Talent 2016.
• Grace Legote South African rhythmic gymnast
• Grace Anne Helbig American YouTuber
• Grace Hightower American actress; wife of actor Robert De Niro
• Grace Murray Hopper American computer scientist and Navy admiral
• (Beverly) Grace Jones Jamaican singer and actress
• Grace (Chung) Kelly American jazz saxophonist
• Grace Lee Boggs American feminist author
• Grace Lee South Korean TV presenter
• Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase) American actress
• Grace Meng U.S. Congresswoman from New York
• Grace Metalious (born Marie Grace DeRepentigny) American novelist
• Grace Park Canadian actress
• Grace Mugabe wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
• Grace Victoria Phipps American actress/singer
• Grace Plantagenet illegitimate daughter of Britain's King Edward IV
• Grace Potter American rock singer of band The Nocturnals
• Grace Rundhaug American actress
• Grace Zabriskie American actress
• Grace Hartzel American model
• (Winona) Grace MacInnis Canadian MP
• Grace Elizabeth Dever American actress & model
• Grace Burns (b. 2003) daughter of model Christy Turlington and actor/director Edward Burns
• Grace Avery Costner (b. 2010) daughter of actor Kevin Costner
• Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck (b. 2005) daughter of TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck
• Grace Isabella Garciaparra (b. 2007) daughter of athletes Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra; twin of sister Ava Caroline
• Grace Margaret Wahlberg (b. 2010) daughter of actor Mark Wahlberg
• Grace Pauline Kelley (b. 1996) daughter of singer Wynonna Judd and Arch Kelley
• Grace Jones (b. 1997) daughter of TV presenter Fern Britton and Clive Jones
• Grace Annette Duggar (b. 2020) daughter of John David and Abbie Duggar of TLC's, "Counting On"

Grace in Pop Culture

• Dr. Grace Devlin character in TV's "The Mob Doctor"
• Grace character in "Little Prudy" series by Sophie May
• Grace Elizabeth Adler character on NBC's "Will & Grace"
• Grace Beauchamp character on "Holby City"
• Grace Bertrand character on FX's "American Horror Story"
• Grace Violet Blood character on E4's "Skins"
• Grace Kathleen Bowman character on ABC's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
• Grace Brady character on NBC's "Days of Our Lives"
• Dr. Grace Holloway character in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie
• Grace Brisbane character in "The Wolves of Mercy Falls" series by Maggie Stiefivator
• Grace Cahill character in "Brothers"
• Grace Choi character in DC Comics
• Dr. Grace Trevelyan Grey character in "Fifty Shades of Grey" series
• Grace Kelly character on "Grace Under Fire"
• Dr. Grace Kwan character on "Shortland Street"
• Grace Makutsi character in "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series
• Grace Olubunmi character on BBC One's "EastEnders"
• Grace Peyton Jackie's daughter on Showtime's "Nurse Jackie"
• Grace Sheffield daughter on "The Nanny"
• Grace Stamper character in "Armageddon"
• Grace Trey character in "Grace Unplugged"
• Grace Van Pelt character on CBS' "The Mentalist"
• Grace Whitney character on ABC1 and ABC3's "Dance Academy"
• The Grace South Korean pop group
• "Grace is Gone " Dave Matthews song and 2007 film
• "Grace " song and album by Jeff Buckley
• Grace Dagenhart character in "Fran Bow"
• Grace a character from "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
• Grace Wilde character from "Hello, I Love You" by Katie M. Stout
• Grace Dennet character in Mary Kubica's novel "The Good Girl"
• Grace Kelly song by Mika
• Grace Tempest character in "Vampirates" book series
• Grace character on Freeform's "The Fosters"
• Grace Barrows character on CBS' "Salvation"
• Grace Williams character on CBS' "Hawaii Five,0" reboot
• "Alias Grace " TV miniseries, with Grace Marks as lead character
• Grace Monroe main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”