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

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Peak · boys
#32
2018 · 8,606 births
Debut · boys
1905
6 births
In top 100 · boys
15 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
128,994
since 1905

Grayson over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #32, 2018boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,10052#515,805
2024#3,57543#486,232
2023#3,01455#446,471
2022#2,12390#377,197
2021#2,04694#357,554
2020#1,96596#357,487
2019#2,09090#338,311
2018#1,787114#328,606
2017#1,665129#348,718
2016#1,465157#378,693
2015#1,388170#477,926
2014#1,387166#636,581
2013#1,403163#775,557
2012#1,326177#864,717
2011#1,772115#983,940
2010#1,621133#1223,359
2009#1,901110#1722,258
2008#1,508154#1882,116
2007#1,283191#2111,853
2006#1,530143#2181,681
2005#1,343162#2541,308
2004#1,338159#2721,196
2003#1,432138#2971,025
2002#1,264156#308929
2001#1,111190#322875
2000#1,237160#313926
1999#1,398126#333812
1998#1,443118#360725
1997#1,63896#370658
1996#1,485110#402582
1995#1,392118#428532
1994#4,23824#513385
1993#4,52422#606293
1992#5,05119#618279
1991#6,58813#657238
1990#6,46513#669228
1989#6,95511#758169
1988#5,89513#765152
1987#6,78810#737153
1986#6,61210#780135
1985#6,03111#762135
1984#10,4225#88299
1983#6,7059#1,01676
1982#8,2247#1,24256
1981#10,4115#1,36248
1980#7,4188#1,08969
1979#9,0106#1,22156
1978#9,7505#1,37145
1977—#1,57135
1976—#1,41140
1975—#1,28045
1974—#1,43936
1973—#1,69627
1972#6,5587#1,60329
1971#7,3886#1,44135
1970—#1,23845
1969#6,6176#1,37634
1968—#1,47828
1967—#1,23137
1966—#1,37331
1965—#1,85618
1964—#1,54526
1963—#1,62824
1962—#1,54626
1961#6,5675#1,73122
1960—#1,32036
1959—#1,70922
1958—#2,02616
1957—#1,54726
1956—#1,60824
1955—#1,53825
1954—#1,43528
1953—#1,59223
1952—#1,40629
1951—#1,48925
1950—#1,34029
1949—#1,75418
1948—#1,17337
1947—#1,51924
1946—#1,64219
1945—#1,77215
1944—#1,28227
1943—#1,39925
1942—#1,35826
1941—#1,15233
1940—#1,68017
1939—#1,57818
1938—#1,33725
1937—#1,44422
1936—#1,32625
1935—#2,24611
1934—#1,55120
1933—#1,77016
1932—#1,58420
1931—#1,07839
1930—#1,88916
1929—#1,23732
1928—#1,44826
1927—#1,64722
1926—#1,43226
1925—#1,39028
1924—#1,41428
1923—#1,32230
1922—#1,28232
1921—#1,70321
1920—#1,38228
1919—#1,18835
1918—#1,44625
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,41524
1915—#1,26527
1914—#1,60815
1913—#1,36515
1912—#1,41712
1911—#1,7405
1910—#1,5895
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First appearance
1905

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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNHWashington: #342 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,160 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #369 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,230 boysMNIllinois: #507 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,200 boysILWisconsin: #418 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,661 boysWIMichigan: #505 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,527 boysMINew York: #881 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,340 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,165 boysORNevada: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,963 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedSDIowa: #318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,372 boysIAIndiana: #612 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,404 boysINOhio: #371 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,304 boysOHPennsylvania: #429 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,128 boysPANew Jersey: #807 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,487 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #457 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 4,242 boysCAUtah: #322 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,873 boysUTColorado: #395 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,729 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNEMissouri: #312 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,276 boysMOKentucky: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,564 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedWVVirginia: #135 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 738 boysVAMaryland: #360 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,366 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedDEArizona: #352 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,262 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNMKansas: #324 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,027 boysKSArkansas: #246 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,305 boysARTennessee: #160 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 882 boysTNNorth Carolina: #129 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 674 boysNCSouth Carolina: #110 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 541 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 938 boysDCOklahoma: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,065 boysOKLouisiana: #316 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,708 boysLAMississippi: #316 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,690 boysMSAlabama: #160 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 860 boysALGeorgia: #245 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,380 boysGAHawaii: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,003 boysHITexas: #265 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 1,407 boysTXFlorida: #404 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,895 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#110 · 1 in 541
  2. North Carolina#129 · 1 in 674
  3. Virginia#135 · 1 in 738
  4. Alabama#160 · 1 in 860
  5. Tennessee#160 · 1 in 882

Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#110381 in 541
North Carolina#129731 in 674
Virginia#135541 in 738
Alabama#160291 in 860
Tennessee#160411 in 882
Oklahoma#213191 in 1,065
District of Columbia#22851 in 938
Kentucky#236151 in 1,564
Georgia#245391 in 1,380
Hawaii#24551 in 1,003
Arkansas#246111 in 1,305
Oregon#246171 in 1,165
Texas#2651171 in 1,407
Missouri#312151 in 2,276
Louisiana#316161 in 1,708
Mississippi#31691 in 1,690
Iowa#31871 in 2,372
Utah#322111 in 1,873
Kansas#32481 in 2,027
Washington#342161 in 2,160
Nevada#34761 in 1,963
Arizona#352161 in 2,262
Maryland#360121 in 2,366
Minnesota#36991 in 3,230
Ohio#371211 in 3,304
Colorado#395101 in 2,729
Florida#404301 in 2,895
Wisconsin#41881 in 3,661
Pennsylvania#429161 in 4,128
California#457571 in 4,242
Michigan#505131 in 4,527
Illinois#507191 in 4,200
Indiana#61261 in 6,404
New Jersey#80751 in 9,487
New York#881111 in 10,340
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
113 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1905
  • Peaked 2018 at #32 (8,606 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
  • Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1984–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 211
  • Highest: 1 in 211 boys born in 2018 were named Grayson (0.47%)
  • Latest: 1 in 294 boys born in 2025 (0.34%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 51.5% of all boys named Grayson (66,408) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s12#1,091 (1905)#1,154
1910s189#1,188 (1919)#1,440
1920s273#1,237 (1929)#1,426
1930s212#1,078 (1931)#1,580
1940s241#1,152 (1941)#1,473
1950s247#1,340 (1950)#1,569
1960s282#1,231 (1967)#1,508
1970s393#1,221 (1979)#1,427
1980s1,092#737 (1987)#939
1990s4,732#333 (1999)#496
2000s14,167#172 (2009)#256
2010s66,408#32 (2018)#63
2020s40,746#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 1999

girls
#1,398
126 births · 1 in 14,078 girls
boys
#333
812 births · 1 in 2,365 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #1,398Grayson126

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #333Grayson812
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 14,078 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 91.8% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #1,390Khadijah127
  2. #1,390Tamya127
  3. #1,390Tyla127
  4. #1,398Grayson126
  5. #1,398Ashely126
  6. #1,398Chynna126
  7. #1,398Davina126
  8. #1,408Andie125
  9. #1,408Deana125
  10. #1,408Jacinda125

Tied with 9 names at #1,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 2,365 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 97.1% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #330Brendon823
  2. #331Braxton820
  3. #332Bryant817
  4. #333Grayson812
  5. #334Tristen804
  6. #335Jamal798
  7. #336Jace788
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1999 →