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It's too popular right now. Gracie on its own: no way.

I think Grace is a very sweet name. There's a girl at my work named Grace and she'd be about 11 or something. I like both Grace nn Gracie and just Gracie.

I adore Grace

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I love it so much. My best friend's name is Grace (and I am Emma and growing up we always liked how our names were uncommon) but I think even without that association I would like it.

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...Possibly not though. There was a phase when I really disliked it because of the GR. But there is something so sweet and sprightly about it. Especially the -ace. Oh Grace! Grace becomes Gracie really easily and Gracie lends itself quickly and almost irresistibly to Gracie-Poo. Or maybe it's just because my friend Grace is so cute. I'm not sure.

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Gracie's cute but man is it a nickname if there ever was one.

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Anyway my Graciepoo is the only Grace I know.

I love it, first or middle. It was my grandmother's name, and now it's my daughter's middle name. I have known one Grace--back in school. She was very kind and pretty.

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Gracie is a good nickname... not a full name. I think of Gracie Allen, who was always a bit of an icon in San Francisco where I'm from. I tried to get my daughter in famous Catholic school in the city, Star of the Sea, and the priest who is the principal made a huge deal out of how proud they are to have been the school of Gracie Allen. Apparently George Burns made a massive donation to the school after she died.

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Gracie Allen was a sweet person, I think the nickname Gracie is sweet, too.

Grace

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Grace is okay but overused. I have a niece named Grace that was just born recently. I also know a little girl in my church...3rd or 4th grade. My step-grandmother's name was Grace (she died last year in her 80's). I know a lot of people who are choosing Grace for a MN also.

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I am not all that fond of Gracie as a given name, but as a nn for Grace it is cute.

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I would never use the name Grace. Simply because I do know a few Graces and also because it is way popular. It kind of seems old to me too.

I have never liked the name Grace. I find it really boring. I know one who is aged about 80 and one aged about 20. But now it is one of the top girls names (in Britain) so there must be a lot running around. Gracie is cute but I don't like it much either. It surprises me that it's popular in the US because cute nickname names don't seem to have been popular recently.

I love the name Grace! It's absolutely beautiful, and perfect in every way. I also love Gracie as a nn, but i wouldn't use it as a stand alone name, too cutesy and won't age well.

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I know one Grace, and that's ME! The only other Grace i know, is a mother from school and she's so stuck up.

I dislike the name Grace, but more through association i guess. I know one Grace, aged 19 and she's just a spoilt brat, thinks the world revolves around her. I blame the parents.

I think Grace is a beautiful name, but yes, it is very common. I'm not sure if it's more common as a first or middle name right now. Gracie is cute, but only for a little girl.

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I can't imagine someone's full name being Gracie. It's way too nicknamey. I can't believe it's in the top 100!

Oh, Grace is wonderful as a fn! It's hackneyed as a mn, but it's elegant and yet simple in the fn slot. I can't say that I know any young Graces, but I then don't know know any kids.

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Gracie is sweet as sugar - but just as a nn. I wouldn't use it as a fn as it sounds too cute and insubstantial to me.

I personally know one Grace in her 80s and one aged 18 but I think it is getting more common although possibly more as a middle name than a first name. I prefer just Grace. Gracie seems a bit too nicknamey to be used on its own.

There are many Graces & Gracies in our elementary school. K has two in his class that I know off. One is just Grace nn Gracie and the other is Grace-Anna (we have class rosters so I know this is her fn) and they call her Graciann. I personally have always loved the elegance of the name (I love Grace Kelly) but the popularity over the last couple years has turned me off from ever using it, even as a mn.

I adore Grace and Gracie. Its one of the few names that I continue to love dispite its popularity. When I was little my best friend's mom's name was Grace (and consequently my friend's middle name) but thats the only Grace I can think of personally.

I love both Grace and Gracie. But I would only use Gracie as a nn. Grace is being used a lot as a mn, but I don't think it's as common as a fn. It has a dignity and simplcity about it that I love.

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I know a 13 year old Grace.

I used to think Grace was a plain, boring name, but it's starting to grow on me. I don't like the nn Gracie, though. It's sounds pretty immature to me.