Gracelyn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gracelyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gracelyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gracelyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gracelyn is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “grace”. A modern blend of Grace with the lyn suffix.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,917 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 80 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 4 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gracelyn per year, United States (1924 to 2025). United States peaked in 2018 (980/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (3/yr).
Gracelyn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2018, when it ranked #681 nationally (given to 983 babies that year).
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