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Feminine

Gracie

/ˈɡreɪ.si/

Divine favor, grace

English

How to say it

GRA · cie

/ˈɡreɪ.si/

What it means

English diminutive of Grace, from the Latin gratia ('divine favor, blessing'). The vintage diminutive that came back. Gracie Allen the comedian (Burns and Allen, 1930s-1950s) is the older anchor; the Gracie family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu gives the martial-arts reference.

Gracie is an English diminutive of Grace, from the Latin gratia ('divine favor, blessing, gracefulness'). The standalone Gracie was a Scottish and English short form in the 19th century and is one of the vintage-revival diminutives that came back in the 2000s. Gracie Allen the comedian (1895-1964, half of Burns and Allen, the radio and TV duo of the 1930s-1950s) is the deepest English-language anchor; the Gracie family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Hélio Gracie and descendants) gives the martial-arts reference. As a US given name Gracie entered the top 500 in 2003 and the top 200 by 2010. Single short; Gracie is already a short.

Popularity over time

#10 #100 #1000 #1 #145218802025

peaked at #94 in 2005, currently #227 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving

Heads-up notes

  • Pop culture

    Gracie Allen of Burns and Allen is the deepest English-language anchor; the Gracie family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu gives the martial-arts reference.

Who's worn it

Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.

  • Gracie Allen American comedian, half of Burns and Allen, 1895-1964
  • Hélio Gracie Co-founder of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, 1913-2009 (surname)

Spelling variants

  • Graci
  • Gracee