Grace

Meaning and origin of Grace

Popularity of Grace in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2005.
• Over recent years, Grace has been stable (−0.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Grace every 29 schools.

Grace in English-speaking countries

Grace ranks 1^st in Northern Ireland, 1^st in Ireland and 8^th in Scotland, against 655^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  1^st girls’ name389 babies in 3 years1 girl in 58−6.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  1^st girls’ name895 babies in 3 years1 girl in 72−4.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  8^th girls’ name588 babies in 3 years1 girl in 92−4.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  17^th girls’ name343 babies in 3 years1 girl in 122−5.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  22^nd girls’ name4,240 babies in 3 years1 girl in 181−7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  39^th girls’ name178 babies in 3 years1 girl in 223−7.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  34^th girls’ name645 babies in 3 years1 girl in 240−7.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  38^th girls’ name15,068 babies in 3 years1 girl in 321−3.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Grace and Grâce are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Grâce110

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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