Maggie Grace
There are approximately 6 people named Maggie Grace living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Maggie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Grace. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
6
1 in 57,125,723
Named Maggie
64K
Alive today
Named Grace
32K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 64K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 30
Top Census group: White (72.6%)
Estimated bearers: 32K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,255
Per 100K: 9.24
Top ancestry: White (68.1%)
First name trend
Maggie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Maggie. The peak year was 2007 with 1,874 births. The average person named Maggie today is 30 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maggie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Maggie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 72.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maggie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Maggie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White72.6% · 52,710
- Black or African American9.1% · 6,574
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 5,893
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 4,832
- Two or more races2.7% · 1,974
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 632
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Grace surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Grace, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Grace described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Grace at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.1% · 18,802
- Black or African American20.3% · 5,613
- Two or more races4.7% · 1,297
- Hispanic or Latino4.5% · 1,248
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 498
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 152
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Maggie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0187% of the US population, based on 63,985 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Maggie right now.
The surname Grace appears at a rate of 9.24 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0092%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 6 people with the full name Maggie Grace. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Maggie
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FAQ
Maggie Grace: questions and answers
How many people are named Maggie Grace?
We estimate approximately 6 people in the United States share the full name Maggie Grace. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0187%) with the surname frequency (9.24 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Maggie Grace?
We classify Maggie Grace as "Very Rare". About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Maggie a male or female name?
Maggie is predominantly female. Out of 122,305 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Maggie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Maggie Grace?
You can see how many people are called Maggie Grace on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.