Girls' name · since 1995
Gracelynn
Gracelynn has 13,268 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,268
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gracelynn is the #442 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,268 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gracelynn has been recorded 13,268 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #442 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #1,400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #442 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,268 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gracelynn ranks #1,400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #442 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,268 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,268
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gracelynn's 13,268 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gracelynn compares
13,268 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gracelynn's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gracelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,034 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gracelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gracelynn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 1,034, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gracelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 1,034
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Gracelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,839 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Gracelynn's strongest decade.
6,839 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gracelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 1,233
2000s
1,233 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,839 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,839 births (52% of all-time use).
How Gracelynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gracelynn's total volume
Gracelynn by state
Where Gracelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,125 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 871 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 663 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 545 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 539 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 523 | 3.9% |
| #7 | California | | 497 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 487 | 3.7% |
1,125 of 13,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Gracelynn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gracelynn's data
- Gracelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,839 total births) through the 2020s (5,148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Gracelynns (1,125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gracelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gracelynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.