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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedAKMaine: #125 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 457 boysMEVermont: #123 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 384 boysVTNew Hampshire: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 638 boysNHWashington: #169 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 711 boysWAIdaho: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 974 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 475 boysNDMinnesota: #195 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 885 boysMNIllinois: #247 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,296 boysILWisconsin: #129 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 552 boysWIMichigan: #161 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 748 boysMINew York: #349 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,198 boysNYMassachusetts: #296 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,725 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 715 boysORNevada: #307 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,436 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 515 boysSDIowa: #155 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 586 boysIAIndiana: #139 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 550 boysINOhio: #161 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 764 boysOHPennsylvania: #211 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,150 boysPANew Jersey: #325 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,940 boysNJConnecticut: #208 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,092 boysCTCalifornia: #296 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 1,848 boysCAUtah: #154 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 575 boysUTColorado: #176 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 701 boysCONebraska: #165 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 576 boysNEMissouri: #185 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 837 boysMOKentucky: #122 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 488 boysKYWest Virginia: #151 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 660 boysWVVirginia: #83 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 367 boysVAMaryland: #166 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 757 boysMDDelaware: #98 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 343 boysDEArizona: #289 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,479 boysAZNew Mexico: #315 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,514 boysNMKansas: #147 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 540 boysKSArkansas: #143 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 518 boysARTennessee: #94 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 374 boysTNNorth Carolina: #89 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 374 boysNCSouth Carolina: #98 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 395 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 488 boysOKLouisiana: #138 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 556 boysLAMississippi: #92 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 364 boysMSAlabama: #76 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 310 boysALGeorgia: #113 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 492 boysGAHawaii: #143 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 461 boysHITexas: #181 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 783 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 925 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#76 · 1 in 310
  2. Virginia#83 · 1 in 367
  3. North Carolina#89 · 1 in 374
  4. Mississippi#92 · 1 in 364
  5. Tennessee#94 · 1 in 374

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#76781 in 310
Virginia#831151 in 367
North Carolina#891441 in 374
Mississippi#92411 in 364
Tennessee#94971 in 374
Delaware#98111 in 343
South Carolina#98551 in 395
Georgia#1131201 in 492
Kentucky#122481 in 488
Vermont#12351 in 384
Maine#125111 in 457
Wisconsin#129521 in 552
Oklahoma#134441 in 488
Louisiana#138451 in 556
Indiana#139681 in 550
Arkansas#143291 in 518
Hawaii#143101 in 461
Kansas#147311 in 540
New Hampshire#15081 in 638
West Virginia#151131 in 660
North Dakota#15471 in 475
Utah#154401 in 575
Iowa#155271 in 586
Michigan#161661 in 748
Ohio#161821 in 764
South Dakota#16481 in 515
Nebraska#165181 in 576
Maryland#166381 in 757
Washington#169521 in 711
Colorado#176411 in 701
Florida#1811031 in 925
Texas#1812381 in 783
Missouri#185401 in 837
Minnesota#195331 in 885
Oregon#201271 in 715
Connecticut#208141 in 1,092
Pennsylvania#211541 in 1,150
Illinois#247561 in 1,296
Idaho#25491 in 974
Arizona#289271 in 1,479
California#2961311 in 1,848
Massachusetts#296181 in 1,725
Nevada#307101 in 1,436
New Mexico#31571 in 1,514
New Jersey#325231 in 1,940
New York#349491 in 2,198
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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 2009

girls
#1,901
110 births · 1 in 16,701 girls
boys
#172
2,258 births · 1 in 878 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #1,901Grayson110

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #172Grayson2,258
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 16,701 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 90.6% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #1,889Maleigha111
  2. #1,889Nala111
  3. #1,889Tallulah111
  4. #1,901Grayson110
  5. #1,901Adria110
  6. #1,901Amarie110
  7. #1,901Aubrielle110
  8. #1,914Addelyn109
  9. #1,914Addisen109
  10. #1,914Adisyn109

Tied with 12 names at #1,901; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 878 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 98.8% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #169Kaiden2,305
  2. #170Ricardo2,303
  3. #171Jaiden2,271
  4. #172Grayson2,258
  5. #173Andres2,256
  6. #174Braxton2,241
  7. #175Jaylen2,236
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →