| Grace | Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | Rose |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | GRAYSS | ROHZ |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2003 (12,781) | 1917 (9,783) |
| In 2025 | 5,127 | 2,386 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Grace | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 31,533 | 14,187 |
| 2010s | 73,058 | 17,522 |
| 2000s | 110,720 | 9,569 |
| 1990s | 39,872 | 8,488 |
| 1980s | 11,796 | 9,832 |
| 1970s | 6,096 | 11,388 |
| 1960s | 11,213 | 31,859 |
| 1950s | 15,929 | 66,688 |
| 1940s | 19,370 | 51,643 |
| 1930s | 31,357 | 59,111 |
| 1920s | 60,060 | 85,305 |
| 1910s | 57,973 | 74,690 |
| 1900s | 26,927 | 28,106 |
| 1890s | 23,804 | 21,134 |
| 1880s | 15,227 | 11,064 |
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.
IS a bloom word: directly the English flower name, from Latin 'rosa' (the rose). Also used historically as a short form of Germanic names with the element 'hrod' (fame), but the enduring modern sense is the flower itself.
Grace is more popular than Rose today: about 5,127 US babies were given the name Grace in 2025, compared with 2,386 named Rose.
Grace means grace (latin origin), while Rose means Rose (latin origin).
In US records, Grace first appears in 1880 and Rose in 1880, so Grace has the longer recorded history.