Graycen
The Story of Graycen
As a girl name
Graycen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 53 Graycens were born — ranking #3,100 that year. As of 2026, Graycen ranks #8,417 for girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-48%). In total, more than 798 Graycens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Graycen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 89 Graycens were born — ranking #1,729 that year. As of 2026, Graycen ranks #6,131 for boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-61%). In total, more than 647 Graycens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through 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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