Grayden
Grayden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bill Grayden (1920–2026), Australian politician David Grayden (1924–2003), Australian politician Sprague Grayden, American actress
Meaning & Origin of Grayden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Grayden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bill Grayden (1920–2026), Australian politician David Grayden (1924–2003), Australian politician Sprague Grayden, American actress
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The Story of Grayden
Grayden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 146 births, good for #1,204 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Graydens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,962 among baby boy names with 42 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 2K Graydens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Grayden
Grayden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Grayden's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,204. Use the chart and map above to compare Grayden'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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