Grayson
#3,100 for girls in 2025, 52 births · #51 for boys in 2025, 5,805 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 8,606 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 128,994since 1905
Grayson over time
Rank among boys' names. 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 | #3,100 | 52 | #51 | 5,805 |
| 2024 | #3,575 | 43 | #48 | 6,232 |
| 2023 | #3,014 | 55 | #44 | 6,471 |
| 2022 | #2,123 | 90 | #37 | 7,197 |
| 2021 | #2,046 | 94 | #35 | 7,554 |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 96 | #35 | 7,487 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 | #33 | 8,311 |
| 2018 | #1,787 | 114 | #32 | 8,606 |
| 2017 | #1,665 | 129 | #34 | 8,718 |
| 2016 | #1,465 | 157 | #37 | 8,693 |
| 2015 | #1,388 | 170 | #47 | 7,926 |
| 2014 | #1,387 | 166 | #63 | 6,581 |
| 2013 | #1,403 | 163 | #77 | 5,557 |
| 2012 | #1,326 | 177 | #86 | 4,717 |
| 2011 | #1,772 | 115 | #98 | 3,940 |
| 2010 | #1,621 | 133 | #122 | 3,359 |
| 2009 | #1,901 | 110 | #172 | 2,258 |
| 2008 | #1,508 | 154 | #188 | 2,116 |
| 2007 | #1,283 | 191 | #211 | 1,853 |
| 2006 | #1,530 | 143 | #218 | 1,681 |
| 2005 | #1,343 | 162 | #254 | 1,308 |
| 2004 | #1,338 | 159 | #272 | 1,196 |
| 2003 | #1,432 | 138 | #297 | 1,025 |
| 2002 | #1,264 | 156 | #308 | 929 |
| 2001 | #1,111 | 190 | #322 | 875 |
| 2000 | #1,237 | 160 | #313 | 926 |
| 1999 | #1,398 | 126 | #333 | 812 |
| 1998 | #1,443 | 118 | #360 | 725 |
| 1997 | #1,638 | 96 | #370 | 658 |
| 1996 | #1,485 | 110 | #402 | 582 |
| 1995 | #1,392 | 118 | #428 | 532 |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | #513 | 385 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #606 | 293 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #618 | 279 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #657 | 238 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #669 | 228 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #758 | 169 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #765 | 152 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #737 | 153 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #780 | 135 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #762 | 135 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #882 | 99 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #1,016 | 76 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #1,242 | 56 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #1,362 | 48 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #1,089 | 69 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #1,221 | 56 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #1,371 | 45 |
| 1977 | — | #1,571 | 35 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,411 | 40 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,280 | 45 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,439 | 36 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,696 | 27 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #1,441 | 35 |
| 1970 | — | #1,238 | 45 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #1,376 | 34 |
| 1968 | — | #1,478 | 28 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,231 | 37 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,373 | 31 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,856 | 18 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,545 | 26 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,628 | 24 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,546 | 26 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | — | #1,320 | 36 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,709 | 22 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,026 | 16 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,547 | 26 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,608 | 24 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,538 | 25 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,435 | 28 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,406 | 29 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,340 | 29 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,173 | 37 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,282 | 27 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,358 | 26 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,152 | 33 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,680 | 17 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,578 | 18 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,337 | 25 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,444 | 22 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,326 | 25 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,551 | 20 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,770 | 16 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,078 | 39 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,237 | 32 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,647 | 22 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,432 | 26 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,390 | 28 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,414 | 28 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,282 | 32 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,703 | 21 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,188 | 35 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,415 | 24 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,265 | 27 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
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| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Grayson! It came in at #1,091, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1906–1907, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Grayson is popular in 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#192 · 1 in 1,118
- Oklahoma#269 · 1 in 1,752
- Virginia#283 · 1 in 1,952
- South Carolina#303 · 1 in 1,878
- Tennessee#311 · 1 in 2,472
Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #192 | 40 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Oklahoma | #269 | 11 | 1 in 1,752 |
| Virginia | #283 | 21 | 1 in 1,952 |
| South Carolina | #303 | 11 | 1 in 1,878 |
| Tennessee | #311 | 14 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Georgia | #316 | 22 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Alabama | #326 | 11 | 1 in 2,288 |
| Utah | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Connecticut | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,294 |
| Kansas | #342 | 6 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Maryland | #376 | 10 | 1 in 3,007 |
| Texas | #380 | 55 | 1 in 2,785 |
| Oregon | #391 | 6 | 1 in 3,190 |
| Minnesota | #397 | 6 | 1 in 4,852 |
| Colorado | #411 | 7 | 1 in 3,473 |
| Washington | #411 | 10 | 1 in 3,372 |
| Mississippi | #443 | 5 | 1 in 3,131 |
| Wisconsin | #464 | 6 | 1 in 5,037 |
| Missouri | #500 | 6 | 1 in 5,786 |
| Massachusetts | #512 | 5 | 1 in 7,725 |
| Pennsylvania | #537 | 11 | 1 in 6,670 |
| Indiana | #541 | 6 | 1 in 6,274 |
| California | #579 | 40 | 1 in 6,671 |
| Louisiana | #593 | 6 | 1 in 4,684 |
| Arizona | #600 | 5 | 1 in 6,386 |
| Florida | #700 | 11 | 1 in 7,768 |
| Ohio | #761 | 6 | 1 in 12,249 |
| New York | #1,317 | 6 | 1 in 20,971 |
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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 Grayson
- 3 spots since 2024 (#48 → #51)
- 16 spots since 2020 (#35 → #51)
- 4 spots since 2015 (#47 → #51)
- Biggest jump: 134 spots in 1984 (#1,016 → #882)
- Biggest drop: 28 spots in 1988 (#737 → #765)
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 2018 at #32 (8,606 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1984–2025
- Highest: 1 in 211 boys born in 2018 were named Grayson (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 294 boys born in 2025 (0.34%)
- 51.5% of all boys named Grayson (66,408) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 | #1,091 (1905) | #1,154 |
| 1910s | 189 | #1,188 (1919) | #1,440 |
| 1920s | 273 | #1,237 (1929) | #1,426 |
| 1930s | 212 | #1,078 (1931) | #1,580 |
| 1940s | 241 | #1,152 (1941) | #1,473 |
| 1950s | 247 | #1,340 (1950) | #1,569 |
| 1960s | 282 | #1,231 (1967) | #1,508 |
| 1970s | 393 | #1,221 (1979) | #1,427 |
| 1980s | 1,092 | #737 (1987) | #939 |
| 1990s | 4,732 | #333 (1999) | #496 |
| 2000s | 14,167 | #172 (2009) | #256 |
| 2010s | 66,408 | #32 (2018) | #63 |
| 2020s | 40,746 | #35 (2021) | #42 |
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.
Grayson in 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 74,406 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 73.1% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,115Zabrina25
- #4,115Zandra25
- #4,115Zanna25
- #4,238Grayson24
- #4,238Adelaida24
- #4,238Adreana24
- #4,238Aeriel24
- #4,376Aaren23
- #4,376Adrien23
- #4,376Analee23
Tied with 137 names at #4,238; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,018 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 95.0% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).