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Names That Mean Grace

Baby names meaning grace imply beauty, gentleness, and kindness. Grace or gracious is a lovely meaning for a name for both girls and boys.

Grace itself is the top name meaning grace. Along with Grace, names that mean grace in the US Top 1000 include Jane, Anne, Hannah, Nancy, and Joanna for girls, and John, Jack, Evan, Ian, and Shane for boys.

Unique baby names meaning grace or gracious that make our recommended list include Amara, Anouk, Engracia, Sian, and Siobhan for girls, along with Ivlan, Milan, and Esmond for boys.

You may hope your child possesses physical grace but perhaps more important is grace of personality and of spirit. Names with grace in the meaning often reference God -- John and all the names that stem from it, for instance, mean "God is gracious" -- but not always.

If you love the meaning of grace or you're looking for a name that will inspire grace and graciousness in your child, browse this list of names that mean grace for girls and boys.

Amara

Meaning: grace, immortal, tribe

Origin:Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic
78
Anya

Meaning: grace

Origin:Russian diminutive of Anna
165
Siobhan

Meaning: god is gracious

Origin:Irish Gaelic
317
Gianna

Meaning: the Lord is gracious

Origin:Italian, diminutive of Giovanna
319
Anouk

Meaning: grace

Origin:Dutch and French variation of Anna
619
Johanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Hebrew
852
Anais

Meaning: grace

Origin:Catalan and Provencal pet form of Hebrew Anna
408
Anja

Meaning: grace

Origin:Russian variation of Anna
732
Anneli

Meaning: grace

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Annalie or Hannah
2040
Zane

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Possible variation of John
110
Zayn

Meaning: beauty, grace

Origin:Arabic
145
Ian

Meaning: the Lord is gracious

Origin:Scottish version of John
168
Evan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Welsh variation of John
371
Ivan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Russian variation of John
429
Joanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Variation of Johanna
451
Eoin

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Irish, variation of John
545
Jones

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English surname derived from John
674
Giovanni

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Italian variation of John
709
Joan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English variation of Johanna
804
Janet

Meaning: God's gracious gift

Origin:Diminutive of Jane
873