Boys' name · since 1999
Gradyn
Gradyn has 257 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,146 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gradyn is the #10146 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 257 recorded since 1999.
Gradyn has 257 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10146 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,488 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,146 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 257 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gradyn ranks #11,488 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,146 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 257 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,146 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gradyn's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Gradyn compares
257 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gradyn's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gradyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gradyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gradyn splits its recorded history at 2012: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gradyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Gradyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Gradyn's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Gradyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (54% of all-time use).
Gradyn by state
Where Gradyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gradyn's data
- Gradyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Gradyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gradyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gradyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.