boys' name ★ peaked 2017

Greyson

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #149 Trend ↓ Falling 36%

A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Grayson.

Rank 2025
#149
among boys · ↓22 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,457
named Greyson · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 700
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
4,889 babies
All-time total
61,043
#449 all-time among boys
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Greyson popularity over time

61,043 babies have been named Greyson since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 17 17 2 – #3,683
1970s – 46 46 5 +171% #3,665
1980s – 234 234 23 +409% #1,716
1990s 70 1,242 1,312 131 +461% #726
2000s 180 4,726 4,906 491 +274% #347
2010s 387 33,204 33,591 3,359 +585% #77
2020s (to 2025) 175 20,762 20,937 3,490 +4% #81

Where Greyson is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 2,261 1.32 #162
2027 2,120 1.24 #173
2028 2,007 1.17 #182
2029 1,915 1.12 #191
2030 1,841 1.08 #196

Where Greyson is most popular

Boys named Greyson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.90 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, West Virginia, and Alaska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Greyson born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 40 6.37 +236%
West Virginia 180 5.51 +191%
Alaska 65 5.46 +188%
Rhode Island 88 5.40 +184%
New Hampshire 100 4.50 +137%
Maine 82 4.23 +123%
South Dakota 77 4.14 +118%
Idaho 156 3.81 +101%
Mississippi 208 3.66 +93%
Kentucky 364 3.63 +91%
Delaware 52 3.43 +81%
Arkansas 210 3.32 +75%
Montana 57 3.23 +70%
Hawaii 50 3.22 +70%
Oklahoma 280 3.17 +67%
Kansas 216 3.15 +66%
Tennessee 567 3.14 +66%
Nebraska 134 3.08 +62%
Connecticut 204 3.01 +59%
Iowa 205 2.97 +57%
Indiana 476 2.97 +56%
Michigan 604 2.95 +55%
Louisiana 301 2.94 +55%
Missouri 405 2.92 +54%
Alabama 313 2.86 +51%
Ohio 750 2.83 +49%
North Dakota 48 2.81 +48%
South Carolina 289 2.80 +47%
Pennsylvania 741 2.79 +47%
Wisconsin 321 2.71 +43%
New Mexico 86 2.61 +38%
Oregon 191 2.52 +33%
Nevada 141 2.47 +30%
North Carolina 616 2.41 +27%
Utah 219 2.29 +21%
Washington 375 2.29 +21%
Massachusetts 313 2.28 +20%
Georgia 535 2.11 +11%
Colorado 262 2.03 +7%
New York 872 2.01 +6%
Minnesota 243 1.98 ≈ national
Arizona 320 1.96 ≈ national
New Jersey 380 1.89 ≈ national
Florida 852 1.80 -5%
Virginia 336 1.77 -7%
Maryland 210 1.76 -7%
Illinois 440 1.72 -9%
Texas 1,219 1.38 -27%
California 1,144 1.25 -34%
Wyoming 7 1.21 -36%
District of Columbia – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Greyson

Greyson is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #149 in 2025 with 2,439 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 61,043 American babies have been named Greyson. Its peak came in 2017, when 4,889 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Greyson stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Greyson?

The median living Greyson is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 61 thousand people named Greyson are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Greyson year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 18 #6,403 2,439 #149
2024 14 #7,731 2,874 #127
2023 27 #4,914 3,076 #118
2022 40 #3,788 3,773 #95
2021 30 #4,548 4,225 #84
2020 46 #3,355 4,375 #81
2019 30 #4,581 4,567 #79
2018 46 #3,412 4,754 #77
2017 40 #3,799 4,849 #80
2016 38 #3,948 4,326 #95
2015 46 #3,447 3,607 #111
2014 56 #3,017 3,050 #133
2013 46 #3,422 2,649 #149
2012 41 #3,808 2,237 #174
2011 17 #7,227 1,794 #200
2010 27 #5,158 1,371 #249
2009 20 #6,654 905 #347
2008 22 #6,212 807 #381
2007 22 #6,178 703 #417
2006 24 #5,603 520 #499
2005 14 #8,042 418 #565
2004 20 #6,056 310 #658
2003 11 #9,274 290 #675
2002 16 #6,817 253 #708
2001 17 #6,430 272 #668
2000 14 #7,297 248 #709
1995 18 #5,286 134 #961
1990 5 #13,736 50 #1,643
1985 – – 31 #1,886
1980 – – 5 #6,616
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 5 #4,129
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Greyson

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Greyson Chance Greyson Chance American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1997) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Greyson, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Greyson?

The median living Greyson is about 8 years old. Half of all living Greysons are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Greyson are alive today?

An estimated 61 thousand people named Greyson are alive in the United States, based on 61,043 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Greyson mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Grayson.

How popular is the name Greyson in 2025?

Greyson ranked #149 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,439 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Greyson?

61,043 babies have been named Greyson in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Greyson most popular?

Greyson peaked in 2017, when 4,889 newborns received the name.

Is Greyson a boy or girl name?

Greyson is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Greyson rising or falling?

Greyson has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Greyson become more popular?

Greyson is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,841 boys named Greyson in 2030, which would rank around #196. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Greyson?

Well-known people named Greyson include Greyson Chance (musician).

Names like Greyson

Names that sound and feel close to Greyson: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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