Greyson Boy
How popular is Greyson?
#149 boy name in 2025
2,439 baby boys were named Greyson in the US in 2025, making it the 149th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
Greyson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #149 for boys (▼ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,439 boys, 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #111 in 2015, #81 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (4,849 boys) |
| Highest rank | #77 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1965 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Greyson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Greyson family of names ranked #156 for boys in 2025 (#129 the year before), with 2,531 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greyson | 2,439 | 96% |
| Greysen | 78 | 3% |
| Greysyn | 8 | 0% |
| Greysun | 6 | 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 Greyson is most popular
Babies named Greyson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 6.4 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- West Virginia: 5.5 per 1,000 (180 boys)
- Alaska: 5.5 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Rhode Island: 5.4 per 1,000 (88 boys)
- New Hampshire: 4.5 per 1,000 (100 boys)
Greyson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 | #3,536 |
| 1970s | 46 | #3,556 |
| 1980s | 234 | #1,700 |
| 1990s | 1,242 | #722 |
| 2000s | 4,726 | #347 |
| 2010s | 33,204 | #77 |
| 2020s | 20,762 | #81 |
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Questions
- Is Greyson a boy or girl name?
- Greyson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Greyson were boys.
- How popular is the name Greyson?
- 2,439 baby boys were named Greyson in the US in 2025, making it the 149th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
- When was Greyson most popular?
- Greyson peaked in 2017, when 4,849 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #77 in 2018.
- How many people are named Greyson?
- 61,043 babies have been named Greyson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 60,624 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Greyson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Greyson was most common in Vermont, at 6.4 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.