Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1998

Graciela

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,835 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#1,835
among girls · ↑113 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
109
named Graciela · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,746
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
428 babies
All-time total
16,354
#1,207 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Graciela popularity over time

16,354 babies have been named Graciela since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 16 – 16 2 – #4,114
1920s 153 – 153 15 +856% #1,353
1930s 331 – 331 33 +116% #1,072
1940s 782 – 782 78 +136% #732
1950s 1,752 – 1,752 175 +124% #653
1960s 2,065 – 2,065 207 +18% #645
1970s 2,181 12 2,193 219 +6% #634
1980s 1,810 16 1,826 183 -17% #708
1990s 2,676 11 2,687 269 +47% #574
2000s 2,593 – 2,593 259 -3% #812
2010s 1,336 – 1,336 134 -48% #1,275
2020s (to 2025) 620 – 620 103 -23% #1,835

Where Graciela is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 107 0.07 outside top 500
2027 106 0.07 outside top 500
2028 105 0.07 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 103 0.06 outside top 500

Where Graciela is most popular

Girls named Graciela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.064 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Graciela born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 122 0.145 +128%
Texas 112 0.139 +119%
Arizona 19 0.135 +113%
Florida 30 0.070 +10%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -27%
Colorado 5 0.045 -30%
Illinois 9 0.039 -38%
Virginia 5 0.029 -54%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Graciela

Graciela is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,835 in 2025 with 109 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 16,354 American babies have been named Graciela. Its peak came in 1998, when 428 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Graciela stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Graciela?

The median living Graciela is about 37 years old; half are between 23 and 56. An estimated 15 thousand people named Graciela are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Graciela year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 109 #1,835 – –
2024 102 #1,948 – –
2023 95 #2,054 – –
2022 105 #1,908 – –
2021 105 #1,889 – –
2020 104 #1,862 – –
2019 130 #1,633 – –
2018 121 #1,714 – –
2017 106 #1,909 – –
2016 108 #1,887 – –
2015 115 #1,817 – –
2014 131 #1,638 – –
2013 143 #1,532 – –
2012 157 #1,453 – –
2011 138 #1,580 – –
2010 187 #1,275 – –
2009 223 #1,136 – –
2008 222 #1,158 – –
2007 275 #977 – –
2006 237 #1,076 – –
2005 278 #902 – –
2004 287 #855 – –
2003 276 #873 – –
2002 241 #931 – –
2001 275 #834 – –
2000 279 #812 – –
1995 283 #723 5 #9,345
1990 191 #977 6 #7,494
1985 180 #889 5 #6,918
1980 240 #708 – –
1975 210 #707 5 #5,779
1970 227 #691 – –
1965 201 #694 – –
1960 173 #777 – –
1955 158 #758 – –
1950 122 #787 – –
1945 73 #884 – –
1940 43 #1,105 – –
1935 38 #1,144 – –
1930 28 #1,475 – –
1925 15 #2,422 – –
1920 7 #4,153 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Graciela, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Graciela?

The median living Graciela is about 37 years old. Half of all living Gracielas are between 23 and 56 years old.

How many people named Graciela are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Graciela are alive in the United States, based on 16,354 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Graciela in 2025?

Graciela ranked #1,835 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 109 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Graciela?

16,354 babies have been named Graciela in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Graciela most popular?

Graciela peaked in 1998, when 428 newborns received the name.

Is Graciela a boy or girl name?

Graciela is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Graciela rising or falling?

Graciela is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Graciela become more popular?

Graciela looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 103 girls named Graciela in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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