Graycen
The Story of Graycen
As a girl name
American parents first put Graycen on the record books as a girl name in 1995, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 53 Graycens were born — ranking #3,100 that year. About 49% of every Graycen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Graycen ranks #8,417 for girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 798 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Graycen as a boy name dates back to 2003, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 89 newborns named Graycen — #1,729 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Graycen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Graycen ranks #6,131 for boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-61%). All told, over 647 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Graycen
Graycen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 798 births in the dataset. Graycen's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,100. Use the chart and map above to compare Graycen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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