Grace

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Grace

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Grace is an English word based on the Latin “gratia” which means “Charity” and “Dignity.”

History:
Grace was a name mainly popular with the Puritans of the 17th century (although it was also found in Rome as a male and female name). The name was considered old-fashioned by the 18th century, though it was revived in the Victorian era, and then again at the end of the twentieth century.

Pronunciation: GRAYCE.

Diminutives: Gracie, Graciela, Graciella.

Alternates: Gracia, Gratia, Grayce.
Hawaiian: Kalakeke.
Italian: Grazia.
Scottish: Giorsal.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Grace Aguilar (1816-1847)
English poet and novelist.
Grazia Deledda (1871-1936)
Italian novelist.
Grace Cossington-Smith (1892-1984)
Australian painter.
Grace Paley (1922-)
American writer.
Grace Hartigan (1922-)
American painter.
Grace Ogot (1930-)
Kenyan writer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Grace Hoadley Dodge (1856-1914)
American philanthropist.
Grace Rainey Rogers (1869-1943)
American philanthropist.
Grace Abbott (1878-1939)
American social worker.

Miscellaneous:
Grace Darling (1815-1842)
The daughter of an English lighthouse keeper, she rescued survivors of a shipwreck, stranded on an island.

Political Figures:
Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957)
American First Lady. Wife of Calvin Coolidge.

Royalty:
Grace Kelly (Princess Grace) (1929-1982)
American actress. Wife of Prince Rainier Grimaldi of Monaco.

Scientists:
Grace Arabell Goldsmith (1904-1975)
American physician.
Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992)
American mathematician and computer scientist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Gracie Allen (Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen) (1904-1964)
American actress and comedian.
Dame Gracie Fields (Grace Stansfeld) (1898-1979)
English singer.
Grace Moore (1898-1947)
American singer.
Grace Kelly (Princess Grace) (1929-1982)
American actress. Wife of Prince Rainier Grimaldi of Monaco.
Grace Slick (1939-)
American singer/songwriter.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.189 % named Grace
0.019 % named Graciela
0.018 % named Gracie
0.002 % named Gracia
0.001 % named Grayce

Popularity of Grace:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 99th most popular.
1850: 126th most popular.
1875: 45th most popular.
1900-1910: 18th most popular.
1910-1920: 26th most popular.
1920-1930: 42nd most popular.
1930-1940: 86th most popular.
1940-1950: 139th most popular.
1950-1960: 210th most popular.
1960-1970: 248th most popular.
1970-1980: 366th most popular.
1980-1990: 226th most popular.
1990: 134th most popular.
1991: 128th most popular.
1992: 124th most popular.
1993: 119th most popular.
1994: 100th most popular.
1995: 94th most popular.
1996: 92nd most popular.
1997: 67th most popular.
1998: 57th most popular.
1999: 27th most popular.
2000: 19th most popular.
2001: 16th most popular.
2002: 15th most popular.
2003: 13th most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 32nd most popular.
1999: 30th most popular.
2000: 32nd most popular.
2001: 27th most popular.
2002: 29th most popular.
2003: 23rd most popular.

Popularity of Graciela:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 924th most popular.
1940-1950: 994th most popular.
1950-1960: 675th most popular.
1960-1970: 715th most popular.
1970-1980: 682nd most popular.
1980-1990: 904th most popular.
1990: 890th most popular.
1991: 794th most popular.
1992: 810th most popular.
1993: 811th most popular.
1994: 755th most popular.
1995: 681st most popular.
1996: 730th most popular.
1997: 685th most popular.
1998: 558th most popular.
1999: 720th most popular.
2000: 789th most popular.
2001: 822nd most popular.
2002: 913th most popular.
2003: 851st most popular.

Popularity of Gracie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 317th most popular.
1910-1920: 322nd most popular.
1920-1930: 295th most popular.
1930-1940: 295th most popular.
1940-1950: 424th most popular.
1950-1960: 523rd most popular.
1960-1970: 755th most popular.
1970-1990: N/A
1996: N/A
1997: 924th most popular.
1998: 674th most popular.
1999: 338th most popular.
2000: 248th most popular.
2001: 173rd most popular.
2002: 157th most popular.
2003: 126th most popular.