Given name & surname · also Latin
Grecia
Grecia is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Grecia comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Grecia developed from Γραικός.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Grecia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,318
- 0 boys · 6,318 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 216 babies
- 2025
- 204
- #1,138 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 204 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,138 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 216 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (61). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,319 as a first name in 2020; 140 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.
Grecia’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Grecia developed from the Ancient Greek form Γραικός. In Spanish usage, Grecia can be written in the Roman alphabet as เกฺ๎รเซฺีย̂.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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