| Gratia | Flavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | golden, yellow-haired |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | GRAH-tee-ah | FLAH-vee-ah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1912 (9) | 1921 (39) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Gratia | Flavia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 79 |
| 2010s | 6 | 147 |
| 2000s | 0 | 150 |
| 1990s | 0 | 132 |
| 1980s | 0 | 109 |
| 1970s | 0 | 134 |
| 1960s | 0 | 120 |
| 1950s | 0 | 115 |
| 1940s | 11 | 113 |
| 1930s | 17 | 152 |
| 1920s | 38 | 258 |
| 1910s | 38 | 176 |
| 1900s | 5 | 70 |
| 1890s | 0 | 50 |
| 1880s | 5 | 38 |
The Latin word 'gratia' itself, meaning grace, favour, or thanks, used directly as a name. It is the etymological source of Grace and its many forms.
From the Roman family name Flavius, related to Latin 'flavus' ('golden-yellow, blond'). This is golden as hair/colour ('probably originally yellow-haired') rather than gold the metal — distinct from the 'aurum' names.
Gratia and Flavia are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Gratia means grace (latin origin), while Flavia means golden, yellow-haired (latin origin).
In US records, Gratia first appears in 0 and Flavia in 0, so Gratia has the longer recorded history.