| Grace | Florence | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | Blooming, flourishing |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | GRAYSS | FLOR-ens |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2003 (12,781) | 1918 (11,318) |
| In 2025 | 5,127 | 796 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Grace | Florence |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 31,533 | 3,330 |
| 2010s | 73,058 | 1,828 |
| 2000s | 110,720 | 600 |
| 1990s | 39,872 | 828 |
| 1980s | 11,796 | 1,272 |
| 1970s | 6,096 | 2,227 |
| 1960s | 11,213 | 5,081 |
| 1950s | 15,929 | 10,597 |
| 1940s | 19,370 | 20,393 |
| 1930s | 31,357 | 37,942 |
| 1920s | 60,060 | 88,295 |
| 1910s | 57,973 | 81,465 |
| 1900s | 26,927 | 36,191 |
| 1890s | 23,804 | 32,345 |
| 1880s | 15,227 | 16,699 |
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.
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.
Grace is more popular than Florence today: about 5,127 US babies were given the name Grace in 2025, compared with 796 named Florence.
Grace means grace (latin origin), while Florence means Blooming, flourishing (latin origin).
In US records, Grace first appears in 1880 and Florence in 1880, so Grace has the longer recorded history.