Grayson Boy
How popular is Grayson?
#51 boy name in 2025
5,805 baby boys were named Grayson in the US in 2025, making it the 51st most popular boy name. Another 52 girls got the name (#3,100 for girls).
Grayson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #51 for boys (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,805 boys, 52 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #47 in 2015, #35 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (8,718 boys) |
| Highest rank | #32 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1905 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Grayson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Grayson family of names ranked #55 for boys in 2025 (#49 the year before), with 5,959 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson | 5,805 | 97% |
| Graysen | 132 | 2% |
| Graison | 10 | 0% |
| Graysyn | 12 | 0% |
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 Grayson is most popular
Babies named Grayson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 11.4 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- West Virginia: 11.0 per 1,000 (360 boys)
- Vermont: 9.2 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Maine: 8.4 per 1,000 (163 boys)
- Kentucky: 8.2 per 1,000 (820 boys)
Grayson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12 | #1,090 |
| 1910s | 189 | #1,188 |
| 1920s | 273 | #1,237 |
| 1930s | 212 | #1,078 |
| 1940s | 241 | #1,152 |
| 1950s | 247 | #1,339 |
| 1960s | 282 | #1,230 |
| 1970s | 393 | #1,221 |
| 1980s | 1,092 | #737 |
| 1990s | 4,732 | #333 |
| 2000s | 14,167 | #172 |
| 2010s | 66,408 | #32 |
| 2020s | 40,746 | #35 |
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Questions
- Is Grayson a boy or girl name?
- Grayson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Grayson were boys.
- How popular is the name Grayson?
- 5,805 baby boys were named Grayson in the US in 2025, making it the 51st most popular boy name. Another 52 girls got the name (#3,100 for girls).
- When was Grayson most popular?
- Grayson peaked in 2017, when 8,718 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #32 in 2018.
- How many people are named Grayson?
- 133,184 babies have been named Grayson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 131,232 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Grayson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Grayson was most common in Wyoming, at 11.4 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.