Meaning of the nameGraça

Graça is a female name that coincides with the Portuguese noun graça, from Latin gratia, a word linked to favor, benevolence and charm.

Meaning

“grace, favor, benevolence (from Latin gratia)”

Source: Priberam: graça

More names that mean grace

People (2022): 8,177
Rank in Brazil: #1,955
Median age: 58 years
2010 Census: 16,499; people

Graça in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Graça, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (2,409 people).

8,119 women 58 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Graça is most common

States with the highest share of people named Graça in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.010%
Pará 0.009%
Maranhão 0.008%
Ceará 0.008%
Rio de Janeiro 0.007%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,330	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	1,196	0.007%
Bahia	796	0.006%
Pará	735	0.009%
Ceará	722	0.008%
Maranhão	565	0.008%
Minas Gerais	476	0.002%
Pernambuco	401	0.004%
Amazonas	375	0.010%
Santa Catarina	152	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	150	0.005%
Paraná	142	0.001%
Paraíba	139	0.004%
Goiás	133	0.002%
Distrito Federal	122	0.004%
Espírito Santo	114	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	107	0.001%
Piauí	105	0.003%
Alagoas	93	0.003%
Amapá	73	0.010%
Roraima	45	0.007%
Acre	44	0.005%
Sergipe	40	0.002%
Rondônia	37	0.002%
Mato Grosso	32	0.001%
Tocantins	29	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	24	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Graça

Graça is also an ordinary Portuguese word: Priberam derives it from Latin gratia and gives it senses such as favor, pardon and benevolence, besides the religious sense of a supernatural gift. Wiktionary records Graça as a female name equivalent to English Grace. Because IBGE counts only the first name, compound names such as Maria da Graça are counted under Maria. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,177 people named Graça, with a median age of 58.

Sources

Priberam: graça · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Graça · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Graça

What does the name Graça mean?

Graça means “grace, favor, benevolence (from Latin gratia)”, according to Priberam.

How many people are named Graça in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,177 people with the first name Graça, which ranks it number 1,955 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Graça a boy's or a girl's name?

Graça is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,119 women and 58 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Graça?

Graça is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Graça most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.010% of the state's population is named Graça (375 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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