Grayden Boy
How popular is Grayden?
#2,676 boy name in 2025
48 baby boys were named Grayden in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
Grayden popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,676 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,491 in 2015, #2,139 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (146 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,205 in 2008 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Grayden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Grayden family of names ranked #1,730 for boys in 2025 (#1,716 the year before), with 72 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grayden | 48 | 67% |
| Graydon | 17 | 24% |
| Gradyn | 7 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Grayden is most popular
Babies named Grayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Grayden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1920s | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1980s | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1990s | 87 | #3,099 |
| 2000s | 705 | #1,205 |
| 2010s | 1,031 | #1,350 |
| 2020s | 329 | #2,139 |
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Questions
- Is Grayden a boy or girl name?
- Grayden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Grayden were boys.
- How popular is the name Grayden?
- 48 baby boys were named Grayden in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
- When was Grayden most popular?
- Grayden peaked in 2008, when 146 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,205 in 2008.
- How many people are named Grayden?
- 2,175 babies have been named Grayden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,138 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Grayden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Grayden was most common in South Carolina, at 0.0 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.