Grace is an extremely popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #8 in 2011 with 3,691 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 5,026 births ranking #1. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 159.7%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 87 girls born was named Grace. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Grace is a timeless virtue name centred on elegance, favour, and generosity. It feels simple, luminous, and deeply classic.
The name has been used for centuries in Christian and English-speaking naming and remains one of the clearest examples of a virtue name that never feels forced. Its beauty lies in restraint.