Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Gracelyn

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
Good will
English
Graceful; a blend of Grace and Lynn

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gracelyn

Pronunciation

g-racel-yn, gr(a)-ce-lyn

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #333, 980 births); most recent 2025 (rank #466, 659 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025659
2024666
2023627
2022759
2021875
2020971
2019960
2018980
2017947
2016917

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2201, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20257
20247
20233
20228
202112
20209
20194
20183
20176
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #806, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #484, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20227
2021–
20206
20196
20187
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence