Grayson

Boy name

Grayson has been given to 133,184 babies in the U.S. since 1905. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #51 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/

From Middle English greyve (“steward”) +&lrm; -son.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

133,184

Peak year

2016 (8,850 babies)

Rank in 2025

#51 for boys

First recorded

1905

10-year trend

▼ -28%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Grayson.

136,061 babies since 1881

137,606 babies since 1970

140,887 babies since 1880

149,420 babies since 1880

152,174 babies since 1913

114,055 babies since 1972

112,690 babies since 1880

154,512 babies since 1880

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