Grayci
A feminine variant of Grace, meaning divine favor or goodness.
Name Census estimates that about 52 living Americans carry the first name Grayci. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Grayci today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Grayci births was 2003 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Grayci. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Grayci. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
52
~ 1 in 6,591,430 Americans
Peak year
2003
8 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2013 SSA rank
#17,489
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Grayci: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Grayci from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 35 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Grayci remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Grayci 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 Grayci during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Grayci
The name Grayci is a variant spelling of the English name Grace, which is derived from the Latin word "gratia" meaning "grace" or "favor." The name was initially used as a virtue name, representing the concept of divine grace.
Grace has its roots in ancient Roman culture, where it was a common name among women during the Roman Empire. The name gained popularity in Christian tradition as it was associated with the theological concept of God's unmerited favor and blessing.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Grace can be found in the New Testament of the Bible. In the Epistle to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul uses the phrase "by grace you have been saved" (Ephesians 2:8), emphasizing the importance of divine grace in Christian theology.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Grace or its variants, such as:
1. Grace Kelly (1929-1982), an American actress who became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III.
2. Grace Hopper (1906-1992), a pioneering American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral, known for her work on the first compiler for a computer programming language.
3. Grace Mugabe (born 1965), the controversial former First Lady of Zimbabwe and wife of the late President Robert Mugabe.
4. Grace Darling (1815-1842), an English Victorian era heroine who participated in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838.
5. Grace O'Malley (c. 1530-c. 1600), an Irish pirate queen, also known as "The Sea Queen of Connaught," who led a crew of men and engaged in seafaring raids and battles.
While the variant spelling "Grayci" is less common, it likely emerged as a creative way to make the traditional name more unique or to reflect a specific cultural or personal preference.
People
Grayci + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Grayci as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Grayci: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grayci?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 52 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Grayci 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 6,591,430 US residents.
Is Grayci a common name?
We classify Grayci as "Very Rare". It ranks above 54.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 53 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Grayci most popular?
The single biggest year for Grayci was 2003, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Grayci is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Grayci in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Grayci a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Grayci 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.
Is Grayci still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Grayci in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Grayci can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Grayci?
Want to know how many people share the name Grayci? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.