Name profile

Gracia

A Spanish and Catalan name meaning “grace,” “favour,” or “thanks.”

US rank (2025)#11,932

Meaning and history

Gracia is a Spanish and Catalan feminine name derived from Latin gratia, meaning “grace,” “favour,” or “thanks.” In Christian use it can refer to divine grace and is related to the Spanish devotional name María de Gracia. It is also found as a surname, which is historically separate from some given-name uses. Notable bearers include Spanish film director Gracia Querejeta and Spanish flamenco singer Gracia Montes. Grace is the usual English cognate.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 32 births, rank #4,463
2007: 17 births, rank #7,394
2008: 21 births, rank #6,350
2009: 23 births, rank #5,891
2010: 24 births, rank #5,602
20112011: 23 births, rank #5,728
2012: 19 births, rank #6,576
2013: 35 births, rank #4,156
2014: 19 births, rank #6,451
2015: 20 births, rank #6,236
20162016: 19 births, rank #6,401
2017: 15 births, rank #7,442
2018: 14 births, rank #7,762
2019: 14 births, rank #7,716
2020: 15 births, rank #7,212
20212021: 15 births, rank #7,250
2022: 8 births, rank #11,231
2023: 12 births, rank #8,486
2024: 15 births, rank #7,251
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932

Gracia rose from #869 to #758 for girls between 1880 and 1887. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 10.