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Gracelynn

Meaning Variant of Gracelyn Gender Girl Rank 2025 #442 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

Variant of Gracelyn; Grace +‎ Lynn

Rank 2025
#442
among girls · ↓18 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
698
named Gracelynn · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,303
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
1,034 babies
All-time total
13,268
#1,400 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Gracelynn popularity over time

13,268 babies have been named Gracelynn since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 48 5 – #5,446
2000s 1,233 123 +2469% #1,023
2010s 6,839 684 +455% #341
2020s (to 2025) 5,148 858 +25% #310

Where Gracelynn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 675 0.42 #458
2027 656 0.41 #469
2028 641 0.40 #480
2029 628 0.39 #482
2030 617 0.38 #487

Where Gracelynn is most popular

Girls named Gracelynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.507 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Gracelynn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 78 2.98 +487%
Kentucky 187 2.19 +331%
Arkansas 97 1.84 +262%
Mississippi 79 1.69 +233%
Alabama 140 1.49 +194%
Oklahoma 109 1.48 +192%
Missouri 169 1.40 +177%
Indiana 183 1.30 +157%
Maine 20 1.29 +155%
Louisiana 111 1.27 +150%
Tennessee 193 1.22 +140%
Iowa 70 1.20 +136%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +131%
Ohio 268 1.13 +123%
Kansas 58 1.01 +98%
Nebraska 36 1.00 +97%
North Dakota 13 0.989 +95%
South Carolina 87 0.968 +91%
Michigan 150 0.824 +62%
North Carolina 169 0.742 +46%
Georgia 158 0.695 +37%
Oregon 45 0.691 +36%
Idaho 23 0.687 +36%
Wisconsin 70 0.680 +34%
Virginia 102 0.598 +18%
Minnesota 59 0.547 +8%
New Mexico 13 0.535 +5%
Washington 76 0.526 ≈ national
Montana 7 0.517 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 121 0.512 ≈ national
Florida 194 0.453 -11%
Illinois 102 0.446 -12%
Texas 349 0.434 -14%
Maryland 40 0.377 -26%
Arizona 50 0.356 -30%
Colorado 38 0.340 -33%
New York 125 0.316 -38%
Utah 25 0.300 -41%
Massachusetts 26 0.215 -58%
California 116 0.138 -73%
Nevada 6 0.129 -75%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -89%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gracelynn

Gracelynn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #442 in 2025 with 698 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 13,268 American babies have been named Gracelynn. Its peak came in 2020, when 1,034 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gracelynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gracelynn?

The median living Gracelynn is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 13 thousand people named Gracelynn are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gracelynn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 698 #442
2024 729 #424
2023 816 #377
2022 892 #355
2021 979 #334
2020 1,034 #310
2019 895 #353
2018 936 #341
2017 846 #370
2016 880 #371
2015 844 #390
2014 713 #450
2013 528 #555
2012 469 #613
2011 409 #686
2010 319 #840
2009 256 #1,023
2008 226 #1,139
2007 195 #1,263
2006 156 #1,442
2005 132 #1,548
2004 100 #1,887
2003 65 #2,506
2002 51 #2,908
2001 27 #4,488
2000 25 #4,704
1995 6 #12,298
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gracelynn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gracelynn?

The median living Gracelynn is about 7 years old. Half of all living Gracelynns are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Gracelynn are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Gracelynn are alive in the United States, based on 13,268 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gracelynn mean?

Variant of Gracelyn; Grace +‎ Lynn

How popular is the name Gracelynn in 2025?

Gracelynn ranked #442 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 698 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gracelynn?

13,268 babies have been named Gracelynn in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gracelynn most popular?

Gracelynn peaked in 2020, when 1,034 newborns received the name.

Is Gracelynn a boy or girl name?

Gracelynn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gracelynn rising or falling?

Gracelynn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gracelynn become more popular?

Gracelynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 617 girls named Gracelynn in 2030, which would rank around #487. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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