Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Gracen

Gender Unisex · 63% girls Rank 2025 #5,787 Trend ↓ Falling 61%
Rank 2025
#5,787
among girls · ↓845 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Gracen · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
208 babies
All-time total
3,531
#4,380 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Gracen popularity over time

3,531 babies have been named Gracen since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 7 – 7 1 – #10,069
1990s 265 29 294 29 +4100% #2,045
2000s 922 239 1,161 116 +295% #1,691
2010s 812 715 1,527 153 +32% #1,696
2020s (to 2025) 227 315 542 90 -41% #3,070

Where Gracen 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 18 0.01 outside top 500
2027 16 0.01 outside top 500
2028 14 0.01 outside top 500
2029 13 0.01 outside top 500
2030 12 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Gracen

Gracen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,787 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 3,531 American babies have been named Gracen, about 63% girls and 37% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 208 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Gracen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gracen?

The median living Gracen is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 20. An estimated 3,500 people named Gracen are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Gracen year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #5,787 42 #2,954
2024 27 #4,942 51 #2,609
2023 26 #5,042 40 #3,077
2022 48 #3,337 75 #2,028
2021 53 #3,085 44 #2,835
2020 52 #3,070 63 #2,196
2019 67 #2,611 75 #1,963
2018 79 #2,313 83 #1,828
2017 77 #2,366 84 #1,805
2016 126 #1,696 82 #1,835
2015 96 #2,045 74 #1,964
2014 69 #2,566 67 #2,085
2013 77 #2,368 70 #1,979
2012 75 #2,457 66 #2,077
2011 80 #2,331 60 #2,181
2010 66 #2,709 54 #2,362
2009 80 #2,406 47 #2,631
2008 86 #2,281 31 #3,514
2007 86 #2,261 38 #3,045
2006 99 #2,007 33 #3,251
2005 92 #2,034 24 #3,859
2004 97 #1,930 23 #3,913
2003 113 #1,691 12 #6,001
2002 88 #1,994 13 #5,516
2001 87 #1,972 9 #7,112
2000 94 #1,836 9 #7,027
1995 43 #2,803 5 #9,344
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Gracen?

The median living Gracen is about 13 years old. Half of all living Gracens are between 8 and 20 years old.

How many people named Gracen are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Gracen are alive in the United States, based on 3,531 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Gracen in 2025?

Gracen ranked #5,787 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gracen?

3,531 babies have been named Gracen in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gracen most popular?

Gracen peaked in 2016, when 208 newborns received the name.

Is Gracen a boy or girl name?

Gracen is used for both: about 63% of babies named Gracen have been girls and 37% boys.

Is the name Gracen rising or falling?

Gracen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gracen become more popular?

Gracen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 12 girls named Gracen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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