girl's name
Gracelynn
GRAYS-lin (English)
- Origin Latin, English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 13,684
the United States
#442
2025 births
Gracelynn is a modern girl's name that combines Grace, from the Latin gratia, with the suffix -lynn. It means "grace" or "graceful," and it's an American creation that follows the pattern of Madelynn and Adelynn, with Gracelyn as a close spelling.
- Gracelynn is a name of Latin, English origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 1,034 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,750 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gracelynn Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 48 |
| 2000s | 1,233 |
| 2010s | 6,839 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,148 |
What Gracelynn Means
Gracelynn means grace, the Christian sense of God's favor as well as an ease of movement. The -lynn ending is largely decorative, though some sites read it as a lake.
Where Gracelynn Comes From
Latin gratia, favor or thanks, entered English through Old French as grace, and Puritans began using it as a virtue name in the seventeenth century. Grace has remained popular since then. The ending -lyn or -lynn became a very productive American suffix in the twentieth century, drawn from Evelyn, Carolyn and others. Gracelynn joins the two, and The Bump, Ancestry and Mama Natural all describe it as a modern compound. Nameberry reads the second half as a Welsh word for a lake, but the suffix history makes that unlikely.
Gracelynn in Use
Gracelynn shows how an old virtue name can be restyled for a new generation. Both Gracelyn and Gracelynn are in use, and Gracie is the natural nickname.
How Popular Is Gracelynn?
In 2025, Gracelynn was given to 698 babies in the United States, ranking #442 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Where Gracelynn 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.
How Gracelynn Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Grace-Lynn | Grace-Lynn is Gracelynn written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 20 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Gracelynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Gracelynn Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gracelynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Gracelynn
- English GRAYS-lin
1 nickname for Gracelynn
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Gracelynn in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling Names for Gracelynn
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Gracelynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Gracelynn
What does the name Gracelynn mean?
Grace or graceful, from Latin gratia.
Is Gracelynn a real name?
Yes. It's a modern American compound of Grace and -lynn.
What is a nickname for Gracelynn?
Gracie is the most common.
How popular is the name Gracelynn?
In 2025, Gracelynn was given to 698 babies in the United States, ranking #442 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Is Gracelynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gracelynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gracelynn?
Gracelynn has 2 syllables.
When was Gracelynn most popular?
Gracelynn peaked in 2020, when 1,034 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gracelynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gracelynn currently ranks #442 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.