Grayson
Grayson is primarily a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Grayson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Grayson is primarily a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Grayson
Grayson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1905, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 8,717 Graysons were born — ranking #34 that year. As of 2026, Grayson ranks #43 for baby boys with 5,952 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 135K Graysons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Grayson
Grayson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 135K births in the dataset. Grayson's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #32. Use the chart and map above to compare Grayson'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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