Gray
#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #1,418 for boys in 2025, 128 births
Given to boys 88.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,166since 1885
Gray over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | #1,418 | 128 |
| 2024 | #5,148 | 25 | #1,344 | 142 |
| 2023 | #4,276 | 33 | #1,172 | 175 |
| 2022 | #3,703 | 41 | #1,209 | 164 |
| 2021 | #3,491 | 44 | #1,179 | 167 |
| 2020 | #3,841 | 37 | #1,237 | 151 |
| 2019 | #4,072 | 35 | #1,218 | 156 |
| 2018 | #3,789 | 39 | #1,244 | 148 |
| 2017 | #4,147 | 35 | #1,256 | 145 |
| 2016 | #3,523 | 44 | #1,266 | 144 |
| 2015 | #3,478 | 45 | #1,271 | 141 |
| 2014 | #3,369 | 47 | #1,348 | 127 |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | #1,387 | 121 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | #1,391 | 120 |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | #1,587 | 97 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #1,612 | 97 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #1,731 | 89 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #1,874 | 77 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #1,795 | 81 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #1,919 | 70 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #2,206 | 54 |
| 2004 | — | #2,164 | 54 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,006 | 57 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,249 | 46 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #2,050 | 51 |
| 2000 | — | #2,425 | 39 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,858 | 53 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,312 | 38 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,096 | 42 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #1,690 | 56 |
| 1995 | — | #1,706 | 52 | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #1,608 | 57 |
| 1993 | — | #1,638 | 54 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,467 | 29 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,915 | 22 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,308 | 30 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,615 | 49 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,197 | 28 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #1,793 | 36 |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,116 | 26 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,885 | 29 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,912 | 15 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,518 | 19 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,729 | 17 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,279 | 20 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,458 | 18 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,065 | 22 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,653 | 28 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,987 | 21 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,658 | 27 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,526 | 28 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,478 | 28 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,758 | 20 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,484 | 27 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,513 | 26 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,462 | 29 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,238 | 39 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,091 | 49 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,552 | 27 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,382 | 33 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,280 | 37 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,186 | 42 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,364 | 33 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,218 | 39 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,167 | 41 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #1,382 | 30 |
| 1953 | — | #1,427 | 28 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,323 | 32 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | — | #1,275 | 32 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,519 | 23 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,233 | 35 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,409 | 25 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,421 | 24 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,528 | 20 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,964 | 13 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | — | #1,608 | 19 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,096 | 14 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,874 | 18 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | — | #1,252 | 33 | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #1,449 | 25 |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,217 | 29 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Gray! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1888, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gray is popular in 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#657 · 1 in 3,626
- North Carolina#830 · 1 in 5,115
- Virginia#938 · 1 in 6,291
- Florida#946 · 1 in 6,831
- Georgia#1,020 · 1 in 6,390
Best ever in a state: #365 in North Carolina, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #657 | 10 | 1 in 3,626 |
| North Carolina | #830 | 10 | 1 in 5,115 |
| Virginia | #938 | 6 | 1 in 6,291 |
| Florida | #946 | 14 | 1 in 6,831 |
| Georgia | #1,020 | 8 | 1 in 6,390 |
| Ohio | #1,291 | 5 | 1 in 10,538 |
| Texas | #1,331 | 15 | 1 in 11,920 |
| California | #1,854 | 8 | 1 in 22,533 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gray
- 74 spots since 2024 (#1,344 → #1,418)
- 181 spots since 2020 (#1,237 → #1,418)
- 147 spots since 2015 (#1,271 → #1,418)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1900 (#1,051 → #836)
- Biggest drop: 107 spots in 1901 (#836 → #943)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1889 at #789 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1890, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1900–1901
- Highest: 1 in 9,775 boys born in 2023 were named Gray (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,344 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #789 in 1889, was only 1 in 15,797 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.1% of all boys named Gray (1,296) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1913, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #789 (1889) | #882 |
| 1890s | 15 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,062 |
| 1900s | 38 | #836 (1900) | #1,116 |
| 1910s | 140 | #1,217 (1915) | #1,729 |
| 1920s | 195 | #1,252 (1920) | #1,824 |
| 1930s | 158 | #1,528 (1937) | #1,820 |
| 1940s | 229 | #1,233 (1947) | #1,541 |
| 1950s | 333 | #1,167 (1955) | #1,326 |
| 1960s | 306 | #1,091 (1962) | #1,448 |
| 1970s | 203 | #1,653 (1973) | #2,267 |
| 1980s | 258 | #1,615 (1989) | #2,284 |
| 1990s | 433 | #1,608 (1994) | #2,060 |
| 2000s | 618 | #1,731 (2009) | #2,042 |
| 2010s | 1,296 | #1,218 (2019) | #1,358 |
| 2020s | 927 | #1,172 (2023) | #1,260 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gray in 2024
Top girls' names in 2024
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
girls
1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 64,808 of them was named Gray, which outranked 71.0% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,021Zamaya26
- #5,021Zeinab26
- #5,021Zuleyka26
- #5,148Gray25
- #5,148Aamira25
- #5,148Adel25
- #5,148Adriella25
- #5,300Aaminah24
- #5,300Aaniyah24
- #5,300Adalida24
Tied with 151 names at #5,148; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 12,133 of them was named Gray, which outranked 90.6% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,341Bernardo143
- #1,341Clifford143
- #1,341Eyden143
- #1,344Gray142
- #1,344Daylen142
- #1,344Jenson142
- #1,344Jet142
- #1,351Jad141
- #1,351Krish141
- #1,351Roan141
Tied with 6 names at #1,344; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.