Grayson

Where Grayson comes from

From Middle English greyve (“steward”) + -son.
— Wiktionary's entry for Grayson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1905
    First appearance
    #1,091 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1960
    Grayson Perry born
    English artist, writer and broadcaster
  3. 1995
    Grayson Allen born
    American basketball player
  4. 2018
    Peak, #32
    8,606 babies named Grayson — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Grayson Allen · American basketball player, born 1995
  • Grayson Perry · English artist, writer and broadcaster, born 1960
  • Grayson Hall · American television, film and stage actress, 1922–1985
  • Grayson Waller · Australian professional wrestler, born 1990
  • Grayson Russell · American actor, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.