Gracelynn
Gracelynn was the 442nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 698 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 310th with 1,034 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 52 places. More babies were named Gracelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Grace + Lynn · American English, Latin
Say it GRAYS-lin /ˈɡreɪslɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #442 girls, down 132 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 698girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20201,034 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,268babies recorded
What does the name Gracelynn mean?
Gracelynn is a modern American blend of Grace and Lynn, according to Wiktionary. Grace is the English word, from Latin gratia, "favor, thanks", first used as a name by Puritans in the 16th century. The ending -lynn, from Lynn (a place name from Welsh llyn, "lake"), is a common suffix in recent American names. The blend has no older history.
gratia (Latin, “favor, grace”)
How sure is this? Well established. The blend is documented; no further meaning is implied.
Related names: Gracelyn, Grace, Lynn.
See also: American names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gracelynn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Grace', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Nicknames for Gracelynn
The usual nicknames for Gracelynn are Gracie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Gracelynn in the last five years, 155 were named Gracie, against 3494 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracie · also for Grace | Modern | #227 | 6,359 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Gracelynns go by each one.
Gracelynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #442 | 698 |
| 2020 | #310 | 1,034 |
| 2010 | #840 | 319 |
| 2000 | #4,704 | 25 |
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How popular is Gracelynn, counting every spelling?
Gracelynn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #250 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #442 for Gracelynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,374 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracelynn | 698 | #442 | 4,114 |
| Gracelyn | 659 | #466 | 3,599 |
| Gracelynne | 11 | #9,067 | 90 |
| Gracelin | 6 | #13,795 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gracelynn?
698 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gracelynn (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gracelynn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gracelynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gracelynn?
About 13,200 people born in the US named Gracelynn are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Gracelynn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gracelynn by state
How common Gracelynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.9×), Kentucky (4.3×), Arkansas (3.6×), Mississippi (3.3×), Alabama (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Nevada, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gracelynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gracelynn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Gracelynn · Sibling names for Gracelynn
Questions about the name Gracelynn
What does Gracelynn mean?
Gracelynn means “Grace + Lynn” (American English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Gracelynn?
Gracelynn was the 442nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 698 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 310th with 1,034 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 52 places. More babies were named Gracelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gracelynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gracelynn in the US.
Where is Gracelynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gracelynn was most common in West Virginia (2.98 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.