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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedAKMaine: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 928 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNHWashington: #242 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,120 boysWAIdaho: #220 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 860 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #226 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,199 boysMNIllinois: #386 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,489 boysILWisconsin: #241 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,274 boysWIMichigan: #346 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,280 boysMINew York: #582 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,708 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedRIOregon: #221 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 926 boysORNevada: #460 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,932 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 835 boysSDIowa: #281 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,492 boysIAIndiana: #237 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,234 boysINOhio: #249 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,489 boysOHPennsylvania: #287 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,993 boysPANew Jersey: #613 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,215 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #497 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 4,539 boysCAUtah: #256 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,244 boysUTColorado: #244 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,071 boysCONebraska: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,145 boysNEMissouri: #269 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,547 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 902 boysKYWest Virginia: #237 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,284 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 615 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,251 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedDEArizona: #388 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,497 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNMKansas: #226 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 966 boysKSArkansas: #170 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 717 boysARTennessee: #141 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 624 boysTNNorth Carolina: #116 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 503 boysNCSouth Carolina: #105 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 461 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #219 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 982 boysOKLouisiana: #176 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 731 boysLAMississippi: #175 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 776 boysMSAlabama: #140 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 578 boysALGeorgia: #193 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 865 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedHITexas: #213 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 1,001 boysTXFlorida: #295 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,678 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#105 · 1 in 461
  2. North Carolina#116 · 1 in 503
  3. Virginia#134 · 1 in 615
  4. Alabama#140 · 1 in 578
  5. Tennessee#141 · 1 in 624

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#105461 in 461
North Carolina#1161041 in 503
Virginia#134701 in 615
Alabama#140411 in 578
Tennessee#141591 in 624
Arkansas#170211 in 717
Mississippi#175191 in 776
Louisiana#176331 in 731
Kentucky#181261 in 902
Georgia#193691 in 865
Maine#20061 in 928
South Dakota#21051 in 835
Texas#2131811 in 1,001
Oklahoma#219211 in 982
Idaho#220101 in 860
Oregon#221211 in 926
Kansas#226171 in 966
Minnesota#226251 in 1,199
Maryland#230231 in 1,251
Indiana#237311 in 1,234
West Virginia#23771 in 1,284
Wisconsin#241231 in 1,274
Washington#242311 in 1,120
Colorado#244281 in 1,071
Ohio#249441 in 1,489
Utah#256181 in 1,244
Nebraska#25791 in 1,145
Missouri#269221 in 1,547
Iowa#281111 in 1,492
Pennsylvania#287321 in 1,993
Florida#295591 in 1,678
Michigan#346241 in 2,280
Illinois#386311 in 2,489
Arizona#388171 in 2,497
Nevada#46051 in 2,932
California#497561 in 4,539
New York#582231 in 4,708
New Jersey#61391 in 5,215
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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 2005

girls
#1,343
162 births · 1 in 11,406 girls
boys
#254
1,308 births · 1 in 1,527 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #1,343Grayson162

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #254Grayson1,308
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 11,406 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 93.0% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #1,340Arissa163
  2. #1,340Ivana163
  3. #1,340Lisbeth163
  4. #1,343Grayson162
  5. #1,343Alysha162
  6. #1,343Amerie162
  7. #1,343Gracyn162
  8. #1,350Alaya161
  9. #1,350Alora161
  10. #1,350Milagros161

Tied with 6 names at #1,343; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 1,527 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 98.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #250Simon1,315
  2. #252Armando1,312
  3. #252Gerardo1,312
  4. #254Grayson1,308
  5. #255Ronald1,302
  6. #256Kayden1,298
  7. #257Angelo1,294
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →