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The first name Gracelyn

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Coinage from Grace + Lyn.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 7 girls were named Gracelyn, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 12 births (#2,201).

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92
babies named Gracelyn, 1996–2025
#3,333
rank in 2025
2021
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gracelyn with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Gracelyn at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 659 girls born in the United States were named Gracelyn, the 466th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 980 were.

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15,917
babies named Gracelyn since 1880
#466
rank in 2025
2018
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

What does the name Gracelyn mean?
Coinage from Grace + Lyn.
How popular is the name Gracelyn?
In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Gracelyn, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2021, with 12 births.
Is Gracelyn a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,917 US babies named Gracelyn since 1880 were girls.
When was Gracelyn most popular?
2018 in the United States, when 980 babies were named Gracelyn, its highest rank at 333rd.