MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Grace mean?
Grace began as an English virtue name from the word for favour, kindness, or divine blessing. The English noun ultimately continues Latin gratia, which also carried the idea of thanks and goodwill.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ग्रेस
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Grace in Indian usage
3,351 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 296 |
| 1960s | 417 |
| 1970s | 505 |
| 1980s | 869 |
| 1990s | 1,024 |
| Other decades | 240 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,100 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 641 |
| Nagaland | 477 |
| Manipur | 465 |
| Meghalaya | 181 |
| Mizoram | 167 |
| Delhi | 126 |
| Other states | 194 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Grace / F | 1,309 | 27 |
| Scotland | Grace / F | 200 | 5 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Grace ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Grace; Table_6, C32 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Grace; Table_6, C32
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Grace; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Grace; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl