| Florence | Grace | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Blooming, flourishing | grace |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | FLOR-ens | GRAYSS |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1918 (11,318) | 2003 (12,781) |
| In 2025 | 796 | 5,127 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Florence | Grace |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3,330 | 31,533 |
| 2010s | 1,828 | 73,058 |
| 2000s | 600 | 110,720 |
| 1990s | 828 | 39,872 |
| 1980s | 1,272 | 11,796 |
| 1970s | 2,227 | 6,096 |
| 1960s | 5,081 | 11,213 |
| 1950s | 10,597 | 15,929 |
| 1940s | 20,393 | 19,370 |
| 1930s | 37,942 | 31,357 |
| 1920s | 88,295 | 60,060 |
| 1910s | 81,465 | 57,973 |
| 1900s | 36,191 | 26,927 |
| 1890s | 32,345 | 23,804 |
| 1880s | 16,699 | 15,227 |
From Latin 'florens' meaning 'blossoming, flourishing' (from 'florere', to bloom) rather than literally 'flower'. Derived from the Roman name Florentius/Florentia; also associated with the Italian city.
Directly from the English word grace, from Latin 'gratia' meaning favour, thanks, or divine grace. A virtue name popularised by the Puritans; the root of nearly all 'grace'-meaning names of Latin origin.
Grace is more popular than Florence today: about 5,127 US babies were given the name Grace in 2025, compared with 796 named Florence.
Florence means Blooming, flourishing (latin origin), while Grace means grace (latin origin).
In US records, Florence first appears in 1880 and Grace in 1880, so Florence has the longer recorded history.