Grey

Grey

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 15% girls / 85% boys

Grey first appears in the U.S. data in 1913 and has been recorded in 102 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 362 babies (rank #717 that year). In 2024 it was given to 274 boys (rank #876). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

6,853

Total babies (all years)

102

Years in the data

362

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1913	7	#2,359
1916	6	#3,656
1917	6	#3,722
1918	11	#2,605
1920	7	#3,624
1921	7	#3,667
1922	8	#3,366
1923	6	#3,988
1924	7	#3,639
1925	6	#3,915
1926	9	#3,001
1928	5	#4,380
1931	7	#3,221
1933	6	#3,430
1934	7	#3,115
1935	8	#2,796
1936	6	#3,313
1938	5	#3,732
1941	7	#2,986
1942	5	#3,781
1943	5	#3,740
1944	7	#2,965
1945	6	#3,132
1946	9	#2,602
1947	7	#3,195
1948	11	#2,377
1949	9	#2,687
1950	5	#3,889
1951	12	#2,292
1952	5	#3,949
1953	10	#2,602
1954	5	#4,040
1955	6	#3,658
1956	12	#2,419
1957	17	#1,982
1958	14	#2,209
1959	16	#2,063
1960	7	#3,469
1961	20	#1,840
1962	15	#2,141
1963	15	#2,148
1964	16	#2,065
1965	16	#2,024
1966	9	#2,865
1967	19	#1,834
1968	11	#2,642
1969	12	#2,603
1970	18	#2,158
1971	8	#3,770
1972	16	#2,366
1973	12	#2,917
1974	12	#3,017
1975	10	#3,519
1976	16	#2,643
1977	9	#3,957
1978	7	#4,718
1979	13	#3,237
1980	13	#3,319
1981	13	#3,291
1982	12	#3,562
1983	15	#2,973
1984	16	#2,867
1985	16	#2,999
1986	24	#2,319
1987	15	#3,250
1988	20	#2,792
1989	22	#2,822
1990	36	#2,058
1991	31	#2,311
1992	24	#2,871
1993	38	#2,106
1994	47	#1,835
1995	43	#1,963
1996	48	#1,883
1997	46	#1,975
1998	42	#2,172
1999	51	#1,909
2000	42	#2,309
2001	48	#2,166
2002	55	#2,005
2003	57	#2,017
2004	69	#1,808
2005	49	#2,385
2006	87	#1,647
2007	103	#1,529
2008	113	#1,456
2009	132	#1,321
2010	106	#1,528
2011	126	#1,346
2012	185	#1,042
2013	204	#981
2014	236	#909
2015	234	#917
2016	321	#757
2017	327	#733
2018	331	#723
2019	335	#725
2020	302	#778
2021	362	#717
2022	333	#759
2023	276	#862
2024	274	#876

Year

Babies

Rank

1913

#2,359

1916

#3,656

1917

#3,722

1918

#2,605

1920

#3,624

1921

#3,667

1922

#3,366

1923

#3,988

1924

#3,639

1925

#3,915

1926

#3,001

1928

#4,380

1931

#3,221

1933

#3,430

1934

#3,115

1935

#2,796

1936

#3,313

1938

#3,732

1941

#2,986

1942

#3,781

1943

#3,740

1944

#2,965

1945

#3,132

1946

#2,602

1947

#3,195

1948

#2,377

1949

#2,687

1950

#3,889

1951

#2,292

1952

#3,949

1953

#2,602

1954

#4,040

1955

#3,658

1956

#2,419

1957

#1,982

1958

#2,209

1959

#2,063

1960

#3,469

1961

#1,840

1962

#2,141

1963

#2,148

1964

#2,065

1965

#2,024

1966

#2,865

1967

#1,834

1968

#2,642

1969

#2,603

1970

#2,158

1971

#3,770

1972

#2,366

1973

#2,917

1974

#3,017

1975

#3,519

1976

#2,643

1977

#3,957

1978

#4,718

1979

#3,237

1980

#3,319

1981

#3,291

1982

#3,562

1983

#2,973

1984

#2,867

1985

#2,999

1986

#2,319

1987

#3,250

1988

#2,792

1989

#2,822

1990

#2,058

1991

#2,311

1992

#2,871

1993

#2,106

1994

#1,835

1995

#1,963

1996

#1,883

1997

#1,975

1998

#2,172

1999

#1,909

2000

#2,309

2001

#2,166

2002

#2,005

2003

#2,017

2004

#1,808

2005

#2,385

2006

#1,647

2007

103

#1,529

2008

113

#1,456

2009

132

#1,321

2010

106

#1,528

2011

126

#1,346

2012

185

#1,042

2013

204

#981

2014

236

#909

2015

234

#917

2016

321

#757

2017

327

#733

2018

331

#723

2019

335

#725

2020

302

#778

2021

362

#717

2022

333

#759

2023

276

#862

2024

274

#876

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Grey in 2024

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail