Gray vs Grayson

Side-by-side comparison of Gray and Grayson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gray

Boy name · Rank #1344

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Name B

Grayson

Boy name · Rank #48

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Metric Gray Grayson
Current Rank #1344 #48
Total Births (all years) 5,166 128,994
Peak Year 2023 2017
Peak Year Births 175 8,718
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Gray Grayson
1880s 17 -
1890s 15 -
1900s 38 12
1910s 140 189
1920s 195 273
1930s 158 212
1940s 229 241
1950s 333 247
1960s 306 282
1970s 203 393
1980s 258 1,092
1990s 433 4,732
2000s 618 14,167
2010s 1,296 66,408
2020s 927 40,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gray Grayson
2014 127 6,581
2015 141 7,926
2016 144 8,693
2017 145 8,718
2018 148 8,606
2019 156 8,311
2020 151 7,487
2021 167 7,554
2022 164 7,197
2023 175 6,471
2024 142 6,232
2025 128 5,805

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–2025.

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