Gracelyn: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern blend of Grace and Lynn”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- GRAYS-lin · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern combined name from Grace and Lynn. Grace comes from Latin gratia, while Lynn ultimately reflects a Welsh element meaning 'lake'.
How popular is Gracelyn?
Babies named Gracelyn in 2024666
2024 rank#467 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 188015,240
Gracelyn has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Gracelyn
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Gracelyn questions
What does the name Gracelyn mean?
Gracelyn means "modern blend of Grace and Lynn". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern combined name from Grace and Lynn. Grace comes from Latin gratia, while Lynn ultimately reflects a Welsh element meaning 'lake'.
Is Gracelyn a boy or girl name?
Gracelyn is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Gracelyn?
666 US babies were named Gracelyn in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Gracelyn?
Gracelyn is usually pronounced GRAYS-lin.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.