Grecia is a Spanish-language feminine given name whose lexical source is the toponym for the Hellenic nation itself, translating quite literally as “Greece.” Employed chiefly in Latin America and within Hispanic communities in the United States, the name conveys implicit associations with classical scholarship, aesthetic refinement, and the cradle of Western philosophy. Federal birth records corroborate a modest yet notably stable pattern of use: since its first appearance in the national statistics during the early 1970s, Grecia has consistently occupied a narrow band between about the 600th and 850th positions, registering roughly one to two hundred newborn bearers per year and ranking 743rd in 2024. Such steadiness implies a niche appeal grounded less in ephemeral naming trends than in cultural identity and the enduring prestige of the ancient civilization it references. Phonetically articulated in Spanish as GREH-syah (/ɡrejˈsja/), the name offers Anglophone ears a concise, two-syllable cadence that echoes the virtue name Grace while retaining a distinctly Iberian character.
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