Declining since 2009, #7,885 for girls today.
Popularity of Graycie since 2000
Babies named Graycie per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 234 |
| 2010s | 193 |
| 2020s | 73 |
Meaning & origin
Graycie is a modern respelling of Gracie, emerging in the early 2000s as part of a trend of adding a 'y' to traditional names. It first appeared in U.S. records in 2000 and reached its peak rank of 7,885 in 2010, though it has been declining since 2009. In 2025 it remained a relatively rare choice, given to approximately 1 in 123,636 births. The name's visual similarity to Macy and other trendy 'cy' names likely contributed to its adoption, but it has never achieved widespread popularity.
Graycie is a modern respelling of Gracie, which itself originated as a diminutive of Grace. The name Grace has been used as a virtue name since the Protestant Reformation, derived from the Latin 'gratia' meaning 'favor, thanks'. Graycie emerged in the early 2000s as part of a trend of respelling traditional names with a 'y', likely influenced by names like Macy and the popularity of Gracie.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Gray, Cie
Sibling names for Graycie
Names that share Graycie's style, for a brother or sister.
