Gracen
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- GRAY-sen
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Gracen is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
Where does Gracen come from?
Modern: Grace with an -en ending, or a spelling of Grayson
Is Gracen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Gracen has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls and 42 boys in the US.
How popular is Gracen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,940th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42 about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Gracen, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,190th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 84 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995. 21 girls were also named Gracen in 2025 (5,721st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Gracen in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,605 boys in the US were given Gracen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #23, up from #2,940 for this spelling alone.
In 1995, 90% of the babies named Gracen in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 2022.
Gracen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,021 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,190 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,953 |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,822 |
| 2017 | 84 | #1,804 |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,828 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,963 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 54 | #2,353 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Names like Gracen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen, Jayden, Kayden, Zayden, Jaxton, Daxton, Kayson, Kyson, Braylen, Gael, Bowen, Cohen
Other spellings of Gracen
Grayson, Greyson, Graysen, Greysen, Graycen, Graceson, Graysyn, Graison, Graeson, Gracyn, Greysyn
Names related to Gracen
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Cataleya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gracen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gracen, updated 20 October 2026.