Graysen
The Story of Graysen
As a girl name
Graysen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 45 Graysens were born — ranking #3,523 that year. As of 2026, Graysen ranks #6,135 for girls with 19 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 822 Graysens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Graysen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 354 Graysens were born — ranking #698 that year. As of 2026, Graysen ranks #1,352 for boys with 141 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 5K Graysens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Graysen
Graysen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Graysen's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #698. Use the chart and map above to compare Graysen'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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