Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Greyson name popularity since 1925
61,043 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Greyson (1.3% girls, 98.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Greyson is about 9 years old in 2026. Greyson peaked in 2017 as the #80 name for boys, and it ranked #149 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,043
- Named Greyson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #149
- for boys in 2025 (2,439 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% boys
- 812 girls · 60,231 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.44× its national share
Peak year is the year Greyson 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.
Greyson births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Greyson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Greyson became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 3,950 baby boys to 1 in 1,060.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 395 to 1 in 700.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Greyson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Greyson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Greyson 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 17 | #4,129 |
| 1970s | 0 | 46 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 234 | #1,886 |
| 1990s | 70 | 1,242 | #961 |
| 2000s | 180 | 4,726 | #565 |
| 2010s | 387 | 33,204 | #111 |
| 2020–25 | 175 | 20,762 | #149 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
80.3% of babies named Greyson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Greyson is most popular
The index compares Greyson'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 Greyson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.44× | 519 |
| Idaho | 1.98× | 471 |
| Utah | 1.98× | 1,009 |
| New Hampshire | 1.66× | 311 |
| Arizona | 1.57× | 1,213 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Greyson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greyson (this page) | 60,231 | 2017 |
| Greysen | 2,833 | 2017 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Greyson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Greyson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Greyson (2017).
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