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Grayson

#263 most common boys' name of all time · #572 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1905–2025

Rank among boys
#263
Rank overall
#572 of 105,966
First appeared
1905
Years on the list
118 of 146
All-time
133,184
Since 2016
75,994
Peak year
2016 #37
Best rank
#32 2018
Girls Boys peak 8,850/yr
192019401960198020002020

Grayson first appears in 1905. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 52 5,805 5,857 #51
2024 43 6,232 6,275 #48
2023 55 6,471 6,526 #44
2022 90 7,197 7,287 #37
2021 94 7,554 7,648 #35
2020 96 7,487 7,583 #35
2019 90 8,311 8,401 #33
2018 114 8,606 8,720 #32
2017 129 8,718 8,847 #34
2016 157 8,693 8,850 #37
2015 170 7,926 8,096 #47
2014 166 6,581 6,747 #63
2013 163 5,557 5,720 #77
2012 177 4,717 4,894 #86
2011 115 3,940 4,055 #98
2010 133 3,359 3,492 #122
2009 110 2,258 2,368 #172
2008 154 2,116 2,270 #188
2007 191 1,853 2,044 #211
2006 143 1,681 1,824 #218
2005 162 1,308 1,470 #254
2004 159 1,196 1,355 #272
2003 138 1,025 1,163 #297
2002 156 929 1,085 #308
2001 190 875 1,065 #323
2000 160 926 1,086 #313
1999 126 812 938 #333
1998 118 725 843 #360
1997 96 658 754 #371
1996 110 582 692 #402
1995 118 532 650 #428
1994 24 385 409 #514
1993 22 293 315 #606
1992 19 279 298 #620
1991 13 238 251 #657
1990 13 228 241 #669
1989 11 169 180 #760
1988 13 152 165 #766
1987 10 153 163 #738
1986 10 135 145 #782
1985 11 135 146 #763
1984 5 99 104 #882
1983 9 76 85 #1,018
1982 7 56 63 #1,245
1981 5 48 53 #1,366
1980 8 69 77 #1,091
1979 6 56 62 #1,229
1978 5 45 50 #1,378
1977 35 35 #1,582
1976 40 40 #1,417
1975 45 45 #1,290
1974 36 36 #1,458
1973 27 27 #1,708
1972 7 29 36 #1,622
1971 6 35 41 #1,450
1970 45 45 #1,246
1969 6 34 40 #1,389
1968 28 28 #1,489
1967 37 37 #1,244
1966 31 31 #1,386
1965 18 18 #1,884
1964 26 26 #1,558
1963 24 24 #1,644
1962 26 26 #1,564
1961 5 22 27 #1,755
1960 36 36 #1,331
1959 22 22 #1,734
1958 16 16 #2,060
1957 26 26 #1,564
1956 24 24 #1,623
1955 25 25 #1,556
1954 28 28 #1,455
1953 23 23 #1,610
1952 29 29 #1,420
1951 25 25 #1,505
1950 29 29 #1,351
1949 18 18 #1,793
1948 37 37 #1,190
1947 24 24 #1,534
1946 19 19 #1,674
1945 15 15 #1,813
1944 27 27 #1,304
1943 25 25 #1,417
1942 26 26 #1,374
1941 33 33 #1,164
1940 17 17 #1,717
1939 18 18 #1,620
1938 25 25 #1,354
1937 22 22 #1,469
1936 25 25 #1,347
1935 11 11 #2,320
1934 20 20 #1,589
1933 16 16 #1,807
1932 20 20 #1,630
1931 39 39 #1,097
1930 16 16 #1,932
1929 32 32 #1,263
1928 26 26 #1,475
1927 22 22 #1,673
1926 26 26 #1,457
1925 28 28 #1,416
1924 28 28 #1,440
1923 30 30 #1,350
1922 32 32 #1,302
1921 21 21 #1,744
1920 28 28 #1,406
1919 35 35 #1,203
1918 25 25 #1,491
1917 26 26 #1,386
1916 24 24 #1,451
1915 27 27 #1,298
1914 15 15 #1,661
1913 15 15 #1,429
1912 12 12 #1,499
1911 5 5 #1,898
1910 5 5 #1,767
1908 6 6 #1,351
1905 6 6 #1,229