Gracelynn
Gracelynn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gracelynn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gracelynn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gracelynn
The earliest SSA record of Gracelynn as a baby girl name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 1,031 newborns named Gracelynn — #311 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Gracelynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gracelynn ranks #462 for baby girls with 666 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gracelynn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gracelynn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Gracelynn
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gracelynn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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- Grassman
- Jerusalem
- Gosselin
- Grappling
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gracelynn
Gracelynn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Gracelynn's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #311. Use the chart and map above to compare Gracelynn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.