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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#107 · 1 in 531
- North Carolina#139 · 1 in 771
- Tennessee#145 · 1 in 806
- Virginia#176 · 1 in 1,072
- Georgia#190 · 1 in 1,024
Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #107 | 38 | 1 in 531 |
| North Carolina | #139 | 61 | 1 in 771 |
| Tennessee | #145 | 43 | 1 in 806 |
| Virginia | #176 | 36 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Georgia | #190 | 49 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Arkansas | #237 | 11 | 1 in 1,333 |
| West Virginia | #243 | 5 | 1 in 1,855 |
| Kentucky | #245 | 13 | 1 in 1,786 |
| Oklahoma | #250 | 14 | 1 in 1,436 |
| Alabama | #261 | 16 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Texas | #279 | 98 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Oregon | #295 | 11 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Washington | #311 | 18 | 1 in 1,873 |
| Colorado | #314 | 13 | 1 in 1,924 |
| Ohio | #333 | 25 | 1 in 2,800 |
| Utah | #339 | 9 | 1 in 2,125 |
| Kansas | #390 | 6 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Pennsylvania | #430 | 15 | 1 in 4,400 |
| Minnesota | #454 | 6 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Louisiana | #467 | 9 | 1 in 2,986 |
| Wisconsin | #473 | 6 | 1 in 4,790 |
| California | #496 | 50 | 1 in 4,912 |
| Indiana | #524 | 7 | 1 in 5,329 |
| Massachusetts | #534 | 5 | 1 in 7,256 |
| Missouri | #537 | 6 | 1 in 5,734 |
| Florida | #561 | 17 | 1 in 5,052 |
| Illinois | #611 | 13 | 1 in 6,127 |
| Michigan | #795 | 6 | 1 in 9,884 |
| New York | #796 | 13 | 1 in 8,838 |
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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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 18,132 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 89.9% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,624Nallely97
- #1,624Nichelle97
- #1,624Veronika97
- #1,638Grayson96
- #1,638Alexxis96
- #1,638Aryanna96
- #1,638Brittny96
- #1,656Alisia95
- #1,656Averi95
- #1,656Bella95
Tied with 17 names at #1,638; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,865 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 96.6% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).