Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gracy isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gracy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,604
- 0 boys · 1,604 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,613 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,613 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 66 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,876 as a first name in 2020; 558 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gracy’s family of names
In English usage, Gracy has a related form in Gracie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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