Boys' name · peaked in 2018
Grayson name popularity since 1925
132,844 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Grayson (3.2% girls, 96.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Grayson is about 9 years old in 2026. Grayson peaked in 2018 as the #32 name for boys, and it ranked #51 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 132,844
- Named Grayson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #51
- for boys in 2025 (5,805 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.8% boys
- 4,190 girls · 128,654 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Grayson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Grayson births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2017. Measured as a share of all babies, Grayson peaked in 2018.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Grayson became 3× more common, from 1 in 878 baby boys to 1 in 292.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Grayson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Grayson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Grayson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 134 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 212 | #2,310 |
| 1940s | 0 | 241 | #1,813 |
| 1950s | 0 | 247 | #1,553 |
| 1960s | 11 | 282 | #1,883 |
| 1970s | 24 | 393 | #1,290 |
| 1980s | 89 | 1,092 | #763 |
| 1990s | 659 | 4,732 | #428 |
| 2000s | 1,563 | 14,167 | #254 |
| 2010s | 1,414 | 66,408 | #47 |
| 2020–25 | 430 | 40,746 | #51 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
72.7% of babies named Grayson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Grayson is most popular
The index compares Grayson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Grayson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.94× | 903 |
| North Carolina | 1.88× | 6,939 |
| Utah | 1.75× | 1,941 |
| Tennessee | 1.66× | 4,546 |
| Idaho | 1.63× | 844 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Grayson and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson (this page) | 128,654 | 2018 |
| Graysen | 4,384 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Grayson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Grayson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Grayson (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data