| Grace | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | Victory |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | GRAYSS | vik-TOR-ee-uh |
| Syllables | 1 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2003 (12,781) | 1993 (12,925) |
| In 2025 | 5,127 | 4,027 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Grace | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 31,533 | 27,560 |
| 2010s | 73,058 | 71,017 |
| 2000s | 110,720 | 84,967 |
| 1990s | 39,872 | 117,475 |
| 1980s | 11,796 | 53,272 |
| 1970s | 6,096 | 30,884 |
| 1960s | 11,213 | 37,733 |
| 1950s | 15,929 | 49,127 |
| 1940s | 19,370 | 20,752 |
| 1930s | 31,357 | 6,204 |
| 1920s | 60,060 | 10,547 |
| 1910s | 57,973 | 10,766 |
| 1900s | 26,927 | 3,692 |
| 1890s | 23,804 | 2,479 |
| 1880s | 15,227 | 1,440 |
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.
Victoria is the Latin word for “victory,” and the name of the Roman goddess of triumph. Britain’s Queen Victoria, who reigned more than sixty years, turned it into a royal classic.
Grace is more popular than Victoria today: about 5,127 US babies were given the name Grace in 2025, compared with 4,027 named Victoria.
Grace means grace (latin origin), while Victoria means Victory (Latin origin).
In US records, Grace first appears in 1880 and Victoria in 1880, so Grace has the longer recorded history.