| Ember | Gracie | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Glowing ember | grace |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | EM-bər | GRAY-see |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1946 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2024 (2,183) | 2007 (3,480) |
| In 2025 | 1,952 | 1,344 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ember | Gracie |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 10,992 | 7,756 |
| 2010s | 8,583 | 19,109 |
| 2000s | 1,598 | 27,488 |
| 1990s | 629 | 2,417 |
| 1980s | 463 | 1,052 |
| 1970s | 285 | 1,006 |
| 1960s | 71 | 2,106 |
| 1950s | 17 | 3,297 |
| 1940s | 8 | 3,873 |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,362 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,160 |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,543 |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,637 |
| 1890s | 0 | 929 |
| 1880s | 0 | 386 |
English word name from 'ember', a small glowing piece of burning or smouldering coal or wood left from a fire. Used directly for that image of lingering fire.
A pet form of Grace, which comes from Latin 'gratia' (favour, divine grace). Shares the Latin grace root directly; used as an independent given name.
Ember is more popular than Gracie today: about 1,952 US babies were given the name Ember in 2025, compared with 1,344 named Gracie.
Ember means Glowing ember (english origin), while Gracie means grace (english origin).
In US records, Ember first appears in 1946 and Gracie in 1880, so Gracie has the longer recorded history.