Grace
Grace is a girls' name of Latin origin meaning “divine favor and elegance.” It ranked #25 in the United States in 2025. From the Latin gratia, meaning favor or thanks.
how do you pronounce Grace?
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what does Grace mean?
The name Grace means “divine favor and elegance.” It comes from the Latin language tradition.
From the Latin gratia, meaning favor or thanks. Used as a virtue name by Puritans, Grace became pervasive in the English-speaking world. Grace Kelly, the Hollywood actress who became Princess of Monaco, gave the name enduring glamour.
where does the name Grace come from?
From the Latin gratia, meaning favour, thanks or pleasingness. In Christian theology it names unearned divine favour specifically, which is a narrower and more loaded sense than the ordinary word carries, and it is that sense the name was adopted for.
the history of Grace
Grace belongs to the virtue names English Puritans coined in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries alongside Faith, Hope and Prudence, and it is the only one of that group to have remained in continuous use since. Grace O'Malley, the sixteenth-century Irish sea captain, and Grace Kelly, actress and Princess of Monaco, gave it two very different modern faces.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #25 |
| 2023 | #24 |
| 2022 | #22 |
| 2021 | #20 |
| 2020 | #19 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Grace?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Grace?
- Grace Kelly (actress and princess)
- Grace Jones (singer)
- Grace Hopper (computer scientist)
what names are similar to Grace?
what names go well with Grace?
Sibling names that share Grace's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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