How to read the band →
Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Gracie
Gracie is now well below its former popularity. All-time it's been given to 84,166 U.S. babies, the 551st most common name by sound today, peaking at 3,485 in 2007, with 1,344 in 2025.
Gracie has no common alternate spellings by sound.
Rising
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).