Grace vs Millie
Grace and Milliecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Millie #150 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Millie #36 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Millie #5 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Millie #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Grace was ranked #18 and Millie #19 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #25 and Millie #27 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #503 and Millie #149 among girls in Norway.
Grace and Millie over time
Grace and Millie appear together in 5 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Millie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Millie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Grace and Millie averaged 22.3 places apart, ending at #25 and #27.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2020, Millie #19 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Millie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Millie #18 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #25, Millie #27.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1999–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Millie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Millie #19 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Millie #36.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Millie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Millie #76 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Millie #150.
New Zealand · Girls17 shared years, 2007–2023
Grace held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Millie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Grace #6 in 2011, Millie #17 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Grace #18, Millie #19.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 2017–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Millie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2021, Millie #31 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #11, Millie #40.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Grace | Millie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | A diminutive of longer names like Mildred and Millicent, connecting to the broader family of names with the 'mil' element (including Camilla and Aemilia). |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Germanic/Latin, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | /ˈmɪl.i/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #36 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin, while Millie is recorded with a Germanic/Latin, diminutive form origin.
- Grace and Millie both have 2 syllables.
- Grace's recorded meaning differs from Millie's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Millie a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Millie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #140 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls