Grace
Grace is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #27 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
Latin — God's favour, elegance
About the Name Grace
Grace ranked #27 in 2025, down from its peak of #1 in 2006 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
The name carries Latin roots, where it means "God's favour, elegance". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.
Grace is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Grace on the register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #38, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
⭐ Famous People Named Grace
- Natalia Grace — Natalyah Grace Renee Mans (born Natalia "Natasha" Vadymivna Gava (Ukrainian: Наталія «Наташа» Вадимівна Гава), September 4, 2003; formerly Natalia Lourdes Ciccone and Natalia Grace Barnett) is an American with dwarfism, who was adopted by an American family…
- Grace Hightower — Grace Hightower is an American socialite, philanthropist, and actress.
- Grace Blakeley — Grace Blakeley is an English economics and politics commentator, columnist, journalist and author.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Grace
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Grace
Almost certainly the only Grace in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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