Grey
#4,460 for girls in 2025, 31 births · #1,014 for boys in 2025, 222 births
Given to boys 85.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 362 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,056since 1913
Grey over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,460 | 31 | #1,014 | 222 |
| 2024 | #3,081 | 52 | #873 | 276 |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | #863 | 276 |
| 2022 | #2,928 | 57 | #759 | 333 |
| 2021 | #2,233 | 83 | #717 | 362 |
| 2020 | #2,500 | 69 | #777 | 302 |
| 2019 | #2,538 | 69 | #725 | 335 |
| 2018 | #2,557 | 68 | #723 | 331 |
| 2017 | #2,508 | 71 | #732 | 327 |
| 2016 | #2,697 | 64 | #757 | 321 |
| 2015 | #2,501 | 72 | #916 | 234 |
| 2014 | #2,290 | 81 | #909 | 236 |
| 2013 | #3,513 | 44 | #981 | 204 |
| 2012 | #3,644 | 43 | #1,040 | 185 |
| 2011 | #4,681 | 30 | #1,344 | 126 |
| 2010 | #5,247 | 26 | #1,525 | 106 |
| 2009 | #7,341 | 17 | #1,314 | 132 |
| 2008 | #5,955 | 23 | #1,452 | 113 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #1,527 | 103 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #1,638 | 87 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #2,365 | 49 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #1,804 | 69 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #2,006 | 57 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #1,998 | 55 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #2,151 | 48 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #2,298 | 42 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #1,903 | 51 |
| 1998 | — | #2,157 | 42 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #1,964 | 46 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #1,872 | 48 |
| 1995 | — | #1,955 | 43 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #1,822 | 47 |
| 1993 | — | #2,091 | 38 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #2,295 | 31 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #2,049 | 36 |
| 1989 | — | #2,784 | 22 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,765 | 20 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,201 | 15 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,290 | 24 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,824 | 16 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,912 | 15 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,482 | 12 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,168 | 13 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,601 | 16 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,809 | 19 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,987 | 16 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,115 | 15 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,823 | 20 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,177 | 14 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,505 | 6 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,862 | 7 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,973 | 7 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
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| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
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| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,545 | 6 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Grey! It came in at #2,273, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1915, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Grey is popular in 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#481 · 1 in 2,674
- Colorado#539 · 1 in 3,386
- Alabama#683 · 1 in 4,582
- Washington#901 · 1 in 7,186
- Texas#1,065 · 1 in 10,940
Best ever in a state: #201 in Utah, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #481 | 8 | 1 in 2,674 |
| Colorado | #539 | 8 | 1 in 3,386 |
| Alabama | #683 | 5 | 1 in 4,582 |
| Washington | #901 | 5 | 1 in 7,186 |
| Texas | #1,065 | 16 | 1 in 10,940 |
| Georgia | #1,202 | 5 | 1 in 10,998 |
| New York | #1,574 | 6 | 1 in 17,406 |
| Florida | #1,596 | 5 | 1 in 18,402 |
| California | #1,609 | 10 | 1 in 23,036 |
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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 Grey
- 141 spots since 2024 (#873 → #1,014)
- 237 spots since 2020 (#777 → #1,014)
- 98 spots since 2015 (#916 → #1,014)
- Biggest jump: 159 spots in 2016 (#916 → #757)
- Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2025 (#873 → #1,014)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 2021 at #717 (362 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2013–2024
- Highest: 1 in 4,833 boys born in 2021 were named Grey (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,694 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 39.7% of all boys named Grey (2,405) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 30 | #2,273 (1913) | #2,969 |
| 1920s | 55 | #2,904 (1926) | #3,548 |
| 1930s | 39 | #2,719 (1935) | #3,123 |
| 1940s | 66 | #2,326 (1948) | #2,932 |
| 1950s | 102 | #1,952 (1957) | #2,805 |
| 1960s | 140 | #1,809 (1967) | #2,314 |
| 1970s | 121 | #2,125 (1970) | #3,150 |
| 1980s | 166 | #2,290 (1986) | #2,968 |
| 1990s | 406 | #1,822 (1994) | #2,094 |
| 2000s | 755 | #1,314 (2009) | #1,855 |
| 2010s | 2,405 | #723 (2018) | #965 |
| 2020s | 1,771 | #717 (2021) | #834 |
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.
Grey in 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 58,636 of them was named Grey, which outranked 76.1% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,568Zeina31
- #4,568Zeinab31
- #4,568Zulay31
- #4,681Grey30
- #4,681Adamary30
- #4,681Ailynn30
- #4,681Ajla30
- #4,807Aden29
- #4,807Ainsleigh29
- #4,807Aishani29
Tied with 125 names at #4,681; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 15,073 of them was named Grey, which outranked 90.6% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,331Rowdy127
- #1,331Terence127
- #1,331Trenten127
- #1,344Grey126
- #1,344Deion126
- #1,344Eliyahu126
- #1,344Greysen126
- #1,350Avraham125
- #1,350Benito125
- #1,350Deshaun125
Tied with 5 names at #1,344; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.