girl's name
Gracelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 16,718
the United States
#466
2025 births
Gracelyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 659 babies in the United States, ranking #466. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2018, when 980 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,031 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
Gracelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 269 |
| 2000s | 2,888 |
| 2010s | 8,086 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,572 |
How popular is Gracelyn?
In 2025, Gracelyn was given to 659 babies in the United States, ranking #466 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Gracelyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gracelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gracelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gracelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gracelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gracelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gracelyn
How popular is the name Gracelyn?
In 2025, Gracelyn was given to 659 babies in the United States, ranking #466 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Gracelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gracelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gracelyn most popular?
Gracelyn peaked in 2018, when 980 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gracelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gracelyn currently ranks #466 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.