Gray Boy
How popular is Gray?
#1,418 boy name in 2025
128 baby boys were named Gray in the US in 2025, making it the 1418th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
4,936living people named Gray (est.)
14median age of people named Gray
5,842babies named Gray since 1880
1 in 22,102US babies born in 2025
Gray popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,418 for boys (▼ 74 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 128 boys, 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,271 in 2015, #1,237 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (175 boys) |
| Highest rank | #789 in 1889 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 81% boys, 19% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Gray is most popular
Babies named Gray per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Tennessee: 0.3 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.2 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Gray by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #789 |
| 1890s | 15 | #1,050 |
| 1900s | 38 | #835 |
| 1910s | 140 | #1,217 |
| 1920s | 195 | #1,252 |
| 1930s | 158 | #1,528 |
| 1940s | 229 | #1,232 |
| 1950s | 333 | #1,166 |
| 1960s | 306 | #1,090 |
| 1970s | 203 | #1,653 |
| 1980s | 258 | #1,610 |
| 1990s | 433 | #1,603 |
| 2000s | 618 | #1,730 |
| 2010s | 1,296 | #1,218 |
| 2020s | 927 | #1,172 |
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Questions
- Is Gray a boy or girl name?
- Gray is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 81% of babies named Gray were boys.
- How popular is the name Gray?
- 128 baby boys were named Gray in the US in 2025, making it the 1418th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
- When was Gray most popular?
- Gray peaked in 2023, when 175 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #789 in 1889.
- How many people are named Gray?
- 5,842 babies have been named Gray in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,936 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Gray most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gray was most common in Tennessee, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.