Recorded 2003–2023 Girls' name Peak 2011 117 births

Gracilyn — girls' name

117 babies named Gracilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s762020s17
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Gracilyn was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

13 babies were named Gracilyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gracilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Gracilyn between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gracilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gracilyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gracilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gracilyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gracilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

117

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gracilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 202320202017201520132011200720052003 6

Gracilyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
76 births that decade — 65% of Gracilyn's all-time total
2000s242010s762020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gracilyn?
117 babies have been named Gracilyn since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 13 births.
When was Gracilyn most popular?
Gracilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Gracilyn been used?
Gracilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gracilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grace, Gracie, Graciela, Gracelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.