Meaning of the nameGrace
- Female
- English origin
- Gra-ce
Grace is a female name of English origin, from the noun grace, 'grace', which goes back to Latin gratia.
Meaning
“grace; from English grace, which comes from Latin gratia”
Source: Wiktionary: Grace · Behind the Name: Grace
- People (2022)
- 6,265
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,341
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,593
- people
Grace in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Grace, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,274 people).
6,228 women 37 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 Grace is most common
States with the highest share of people named Grace in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,814 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 829 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 778 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 371 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 366 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 317 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 228 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 188 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 184 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 150 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 147 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 129 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 119 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 102 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 83 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Grace
Wiktionary records Grace as an English female name, taken from the noun grace and first used by the Puritans. Behind the Name describes it as one of the virtue names created by the Puritans, coming from English grace, from Latin gratia. In Portuguese, Wiktionary gives Graça and Greice as equivalent forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,265 people named Grace, almost always female.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Grace · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Grace · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Grace
What does the name Grace mean?
Grace means “grace; from English grace, which comes from Latin gratia”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Grace in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,265 people with the first name Grace, which ranks it number 2,341 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Grace a boy's or a girl's name?
Grace is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,228 women and 37 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Grace?
Grace is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Grace most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.008% of the state's population is named Grace (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean grace
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- Joana♀Feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'238,493 people
- Geovana♀Variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is…185,085 people
- Giovana♀Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'135,752 people
- Vânia♀Russian diminutive of Ivan, a form of João ('God is gracious')124,864 people
- Angélica♀Angelic, from Latin angelicus116,079 people
- Janete♀Portuguese form of Janet, a diminutive of Jane, which comes from…98,172 people
- Jane♀Feminine form linked to John (João), 'God is gracious'70,075 people
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