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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #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 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #188 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 692 boysAKMaine: #175 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 773 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedNHWashington: #180 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 758 boysWAIdaho: #188 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 720 boysIDMontana: #165 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 518 boysMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 504 boysNDMinnesota: #243 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,266 boysMNIllinois: #245 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,309 boysILWisconsin: #226 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,067 boysWIMichigan: #260 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,484 boysMINew York: #510 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,692 boysNYMassachusetts: #289 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,052 boysMARhode Island: #200 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 955 boysRIOregon: #235 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,022 boysORNevada: #296 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,455 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedSDIowa: #254 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,186 boysIAIndiana: #164 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 712 boysINOhio: #189 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 967 boysOHPennsylvania: #225 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,293 boysPANew Jersey: #439 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,123 boysNJConnecticut: #242 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,382 boysCTCalifornia: #400 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 2,938 boysCAUtah: #286 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,322 boysUTColorado: #243 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,036 boysCONebraska: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,066 boysNEMissouri: #145 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 626 boysMOKentucky: #139 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 604 boysKYWest Virginia: #152 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 602 boysWVVirginia: #110 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 498 boysVAMaryland: #195 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,003 boysMDDelaware: #165 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 684 boysDEArizona: #290 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,510 boysAZNew Mexico: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,294 boysNMKansas: #200 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 819 boysKSArkansas: #140 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 566 boysARTennessee: #120 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 489 boysTNNorth Carolina: #103 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 429 boysNCSouth Carolina: #97 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 410 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 912 boysDCOklahoma: #162 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 660 boysOKLouisiana: #139 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 576 boysLAMississippi: #139 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 588 boysMSAlabama: #86 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 380 boysALGeorgia: #138 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 650 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedHITexas: #195 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 865 boysTXFlorida: #244 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,302 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#86 · 1 in 380
  2. South Carolina#97 · 1 in 410
  3. North Carolina#103 · 1 in 429
  4. Virginia#110 · 1 in 498
  5. Tennessee#120 · 1 in 489

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#86661 in 380
South Carolina#97561 in 410
North Carolina#1031311 in 429
Virginia#110891 in 498
Tennessee#120791 in 489
Georgia#138971 in 650
Kentucky#139401 in 604
Louisiana#139451 in 576
Mississippi#139281 in 588
Arkansas#140281 in 566
Missouri#145561 in 626
North Dakota#15071 in 504
West Virginia#152151 in 602
Oklahoma#162331 in 660
Indiana#164551 in 712
Delaware#16561 in 684
Montana#16581 in 518
Maine#17571 in 773
Washington#180491 in 758
Alaska#18851 in 692
Idaho#188131 in 720
Ohio#189681 in 967
Maryland#195301 in 1,003
Texas#1952201 in 865
Kansas#200211 in 819
Rhode Island#20051 in 955
Pennsylvania#225501 in 1,293
Wisconsin#226281 in 1,067
Oregon#235201 in 1,022
Connecticut#242121 in 1,382
Colorado#243291 in 1,036
Minnesota#243241 in 1,266
Nebraska#243101 in 1,066
Florida#244801 in 1,302
Illinois#245591 in 1,309
District of Columbia#24751 in 912
Iowa#254141 in 1,186
Michigan#260361 in 1,484
Utah#286181 in 1,322
Massachusetts#289161 in 2,052
Arizona#290301 in 1,510
Nevada#296111 in 1,455
California#400891 in 2,938
New Mexico#40251 in 2,294
New Jersey#439151 in 3,123
New York#510301 in 3,692
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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 2007

girls
#1,283
191 births · 1 in 10,066 girls
boys
#211
1,853 births · 1 in 1,120 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #1,283Grayson191

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #211Grayson1,853
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 10,066 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 93.8% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #1,277Lilyanna192
  2. #1,277Lizette192
  3. #1,277Yulissa192
  4. #1,283Grayson191
  5. #1,283Eloise191
  6. #1,283Laniyah191
  7. #1,283Reanna191
  8. #1,288Aubrianna190
  9. #1,288Karolina190
  10. #1,288Karsyn190

Tied with 4 names at #1,283; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 1,120 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #208Martin1,881
  2. #209Marco1,867
  3. #210Devon1,862
  4. #211Grayson1,853
  5. #212Dalton1,836
  6. #213Andre1,834
  7. #214Andy1,832
Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →