Feminine dossier · first seen 1924

Gracelyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
980
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1924Peak 20182025
peak 2018 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Gracelyn

How many people are named Gracelyn?

An estimated 15,761 living Americans are named Gracelyn.

How rare is Gracelyn?

Gracelyn is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 659 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 32.8% from its 2018 peak.

How old is the typical Gracelyn?

The median age of a living American named Gracelyn is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 15 years old.

Is Gracelyn still popular?

Not especially. Gracelyn has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 659 births in 2025.

Where is Gracelyn most common?

Gracelyn has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appeared 5.1× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
32.8%
2025
659
All-time
15,917

Gracelyn spread fast — broke out in North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee (2006) and ran high in 20 states within a decade.

Broke out: North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, 2006 · over-represented in 20 states over 9 years

Alabama: broke out 2011 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 2014 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 2008 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 2007 IN Iowa: broke out 2013 IA Kansas: broke out 2014 KS Kentucky: broke out 2010 KY Louisiana: broke out 2011 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: broke out 2012 MI Minnesota: broke out 2009 MN Mississippi: broke out 2015 MS Missouri: broke out 2008 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 2006 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 2006 OH Oklahoma: broke out 2006 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 2009 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2006 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 2010 WA West Virginia: broke out 2013 WV Wisconsin: broke out 2011 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY