Girl · Latin, through English
Gracie
Say it: GRAY-see
Meaning
A pet form of Grace, from Latin gratia 'grace, favour, thanks'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a pet form since at least the 19th century, it became a popular given name in its own right in the US from the 2000s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 77,684 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 548 girls
- 1,368 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gracey, Gracy
Famous bearers
- Gracie Allen, American comedian
- Gracie Fields, English singer and actress
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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