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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #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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1908—#1,2176
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1905—#1,0916
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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 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #75 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 233 boysAKMaine: #48 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 152 boysMEVermont: #55 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 165 boysVTNew Hampshire: #51 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 168 boysNHWashington: #65 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 268 boysWAIdaho: #60 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 222 boysIDMontana: #51 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 184 boysMTNorth Dakota: #60 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 204 boysNDMinnesota: #67 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 259 boysMNIllinois: #98 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 415 boysILWisconsin: #62 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 236 boysWIMichigan: #75 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 274 boysMINew York: #125 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 576 boysNYMassachusetts: #92 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 376 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Grayson, so not publishedRIOregon: #41 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 204 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 276 boysNVWyoming: #45 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 141 boysWYSouth Dakota: #42 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 172 boysSDIowa: #67 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 246 boysIAIndiana: #64 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 241 boysINOhio: #55 for boys · 276 births · 1 in 216 boysOHPennsylvania: #75 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 294 boysPANew Jersey: #127 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 585 boysNJConnecticut: #93 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 340 boysCTCalifornia: #138 for boys · 382 births · 1 in 594 boysCAUtah: #40 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 206 boysUTColorado: #65 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 258 boysCONebraska: #62 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 227 boysNEMissouri: #62 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 244 boysMOKentucky: #51 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 184 boysKYWest Virginia: #53 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 175 boysWVVirginia: #52 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 200 boysVAMaryland: #78 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 289 boysMDDelaware: #90 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 271 boysDEArizona: #107 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 400 boysAZNew Mexico: #217 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 839 boysNMKansas: #43 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 193 boysKSArkansas: #51 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 198 boysARTennessee: #47 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 193 boysTNNorth Carolina: #58 for boys · 223 births · 1 in 226 boysNCSouth Carolina: #56 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 221 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #143 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 477 boysDCOklahoma: #52 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 220 boysOKLouisiana: #40 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 201 boysLAMississippi: #39 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 175 boysMSAlabama: #38 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 172 boysALGeorgia: #61 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 258 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 346 boysHITexas: #81 for boys · 521 births · 1 in 346 boysTXFlorida: #77 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 334 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#38 · 1 in 172
  2. Mississippi#39 · 1 in 175
  3. Louisiana#40 · 1 in 201
  4. Utah#40 · 1 in 206
  5. Oregon#41 · 1 in 204

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#381301 in 172
Mississippi#39771 in 175
Louisiana#401231 in 201
Utah#401051 in 206
Oregon#41881 in 204
South Dakota#42241 in 172
Kansas#43811 in 193
Wyoming#45141 in 141
Tennessee#471841 in 193
Maine#48311 in 152
Arkansas#51721 in 198
Kentucky#511211 in 184
Montana#51221 in 184
New Hampshire#51291 in 168
Oklahoma#52961 in 220
Virginia#522091 in 200
West Virginia#53481 in 175
Ohio#552761 in 216
Vermont#55111 in 165
South Carolina#56961 in 221
North Carolina#582231 in 226
Idaho#60361 in 222
North Dakota#60191 in 204
Georgia#612081 in 258
Missouri#621301 in 244
Nebraska#62441 in 227
Wisconsin#621151 in 236
Indiana#641481 in 241
Colorado#651041 in 258
Washington#651331 in 268
Iowa#67621 in 246
Minnesota#671081 in 259
Alaska#75151 in 233
Michigan#751751 in 274
Pennsylvania#752031 in 294
Nevada#76481 in 276
Florida#772801 in 334
Maryland#78951 in 289
Texas#815211 in 346
Delaware#90131 in 271
Massachusetts#92781 in 376
Connecticut#93421 in 340
Illinois#981591 in 415
Hawaii#105141 in 346
Arizona#107921 in 400
New York#1251781 in 576
New Jersey#127711 in 585
California#1383821 in 594
District of Columbia#14391 in 477
New Mexico#217111 in 839
Rhode Island———

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 2013

girls
#1,403
163 births · 1 in 10,765 girls
boys
#77
5,557 births · 1 in 340 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #1,403Grayson163

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #77Grayson5,557
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 10,765 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 92.7% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #1,399Della164
  2. #1,399Egypt164
  3. #1,399Nariah164
  4. #1,403Grayson163
  5. #1,403Aditi163
  6. #1,403Cayla163
  7. #1,403Coral163
  8. #1,408Annaleigh162
  9. #1,408Cambrie162
  10. #1,408Eisley162

Tied with 4 names at #1,403; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 340 of them was named Grayson, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grayson
  1. #74Parker5,672
  2. #75Blake5,649
  3. #76Jose5,627
  4. #77Grayson5,557
  5. #78Chase5,556
  6. #79Jason5,519
  7. #80Ian5,434
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →