Graydon Boy
How popular is Graydon?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Graydon in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
2,404living people named Graydon (est.)
20median age of people named Graydon
3,509babies named Graydon since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Graydon popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▲ 1067 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,753 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (100 boys) |
| Highest rank | #741 in 1905 |
| First recorded | 1890 |
| 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 |
Graydon 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.
Graydon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #994 |
| 1900s | 34 | #741 |
| 1910s | 226 | #1,117 |
| 1920s | 364 | #1,041 |
| 1930s | 277 | #1,159 |
| 1940s | 227 | #1,187 |
| 1950s | 203 | #1,339 |
| 1960s | 150 | #1,730 |
| 1970s | 111 | #2,398 |
| 1980s | 145 | #2,464 |
| 1990s | 263 | #2,257 |
| 2000s | 609 | #1,620 |
| 2010s | 729 | #1,574 |
| 2020s | 166 | #2,924 |
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Questions
- Is Graydon a boy or girl name?
- Graydon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Graydon were boys.
- How popular is the name Graydon?
- 17 baby boys were named Graydon in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Graydon most popular?
- Graydon peaked in 2010, when 100 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #741 in 1905.
- How many people are named Graydon?
- 3,509 babies have been named Graydon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,404 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
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.