Grace vs Ngoc
Grace and Ngoccompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #27 and Ngoc #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2002, Grace was ranked #556 and Ngoc #633 among girls in Norway.
Grace and Ngoc over time
Grace and Ngoc appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ngoc in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ngoc 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Grace and Ngoc changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 2002, ending at #556 and #633.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1957–2002
Grace held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ngoc in 14.
Highest recorded here: Grace #321 in 1959, Ngoc #298 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Grace #556, Ngoc #633.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ngoc in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Ngoc #2788 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #27, Ngoc #2788.
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 | Ngoc |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Ngoc does not have one recorded yet.
- Grace has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ngoc.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Ngoc doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Ngoc 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Ngoc
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2003
Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1957–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls