Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys
Origin: EnglishGrayson is primarily a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Grayson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We liked Gray as a nickname and Grayson gave us a full name to put on a birth certificate. The colour has this quiet, sophisticated thing going on. Our Grayson is seven and very loud, which is a running joke at our house.
— Melissa, Charlotte NC, 2017
Wyatt's middle name is Grayson. When we had a second son and Grayson was the top of our list, my husband said we were 'recycling.' I said we were 'honoring our own instincts.' He agreed, eventually.
— Brittney, Tampa FL, 2019
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 6 | #1,153 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,285 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,688 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,849 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,462 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,398 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,640 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,282 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,434 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,379 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,470 |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,197 |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,401 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,735 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,292 |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,337 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,403 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,443 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,665 |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,466 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,248 |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,920 |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,086 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,614 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,793 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,582 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,310 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,339 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,466 |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,350 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,598 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,707 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,161 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,369 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,415 |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,813 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,664 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,534 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,180 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,784 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,352 |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,501 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,418 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,448 |
| 1955 | 25 | #1,553 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,622 |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,561 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,056 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,735 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,326 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,758 |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,564 |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,639 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,556 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,383 |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,237 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,487 |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,385 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,241 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,451 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,615 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,714 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,452 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,290 |
| 1976 | 40 | #1,417 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,585 |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,377 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,231 |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,092 |
| 1981 | 48 | #1,364 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,245 |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,017 |
| 1984 | 100 | #882 |
| 1985 | 136 | #761 |
| 1986 | 135 | #781 |
| 1987 | 153 | #738 |
| 1988 | 152 | #765 |
| 1989 | 169 | #762 |
| 1990 | 228 | #670 |
| 1991 | 239 | #656 |
| 1992 | 279 | #619 |
| 1993 | 293 | #606 |
| 1994 | 385 | #513 |
| 1995 | 532 | #428 |
| 1996 | 582 | #402 |
| 1997 | 658 | #370 |
| 1998 | 725 | #360 |
| 1999 | 812 | #333 |
| 2000 | 926 | #313 |
| 2001 | 875 | #322 |
| 2002 | 929 | #309 |
| 2003 | 1,025 | #297 |
| 2004 | 1,196 | #272 |
| 2005 | 1,308 | #254 |
| 2006 | 1,681 | #218 |
| 2007 | 1,853 | #211 |
| 2008 | 2,116 | #188 |
| 2009 | 2,258 | #172 |
| 2010 | 3,359 | #122 |
| 2011 | 3,940 | #98 |
| 2012 | 4,717 | #86 |
| 2013 | 5,557 | #77 |
| 2014 | 6,580 | #63 |
| 2015 | 7,925 | #47 |
| 2016 | 8,692 | #37 |
| 2017 | 8,717 | #34 |
| 2018 | 8,605 | #32 |
| 2019 | 8,306 | #33 |
| 2020 | 7,482 | #35 |
| 2021 | 7,549 | #35 |
| 2022 | 7,191 | #37 |
| 2023 | 6,465 | #44 |
| 2024 | 6,211 | #48 |
