Graceanne
A feminine name combining "grace" and "Anne", representing grace and favor.
Name Census estimates that about 447 living Americans carry the first name Graceanne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Graceanne today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Graceanne births was 2002 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Graceanne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
447
~ 1 in 766,788 Americans
Peak year
2002
38 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,062
Tracked since 1953
Popularity
Graceanne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Graceanne from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 226 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Graceanne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Graceanne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Graceannes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Graceanne
The name Graceanne is a combination of the English names Grace and Anne. Grace is derived from the Latin word "gratia" meaning favor or thanks, and was originally used as a virtue name. Anne comes from the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning grace or favor.
The earliest recorded use of the name Grace dates back to the 12th century in England, where it was sometimes spelled Gracia or Gracye. It grew in popularity during the Protestant Reformation as a virtue name. Anne was also a common name in medieval England, brought over by the Normans after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Grace was Grace O'Malley, an Irish pirate queen who lived from around 1530 to 1603. She was a powerful figure in 16th century Ireland and led a fleet of ships to plunder English ships.
Another notable Grace was Grace Sherwood, an English woman born around 1660 who was celebrated for her longevity, allegedly living to be over 100 years old. She was known as the "Virgin Wife of Buckland" for remaining unmarried into her elderly years.
In the 17th century, Grace Mildmay was an English courtier and landowner who served as a Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I. She was born around 1552 and died in 1620.
The name Anne has a long history of use, with examples like Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England. She was born around 1501 and was executed in 1536.
A more recent bearer of the name was Grace Kelly, the American actress who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. She was born in 1929 and died in 1982 after becoming the Princess of Monaco.
People
Graceanne + last name combinations
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Other names starting with G
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FAQ
Graceanne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Graceanne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 447 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Graceanne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 766,788 US residents.
Is Graceanne a common name?
We classify Graceanne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 460 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Graceanne most popular?
The single biggest year for Graceanne was 2002, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Graceanne is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Graceanne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Graceanne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.