Boys' name · since 1990
Graeson
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 803 babies named Graeson, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,918 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 803
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graeson currently ranks #7918 among boys' names in America, with 803 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Graeson recorded 803 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #7918 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,918 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 803 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graeson ranks #5,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,918 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 803 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,918 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 803
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graeson's 803 recorded births place it above 87.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Graeson compares
803 Top 35% higher than 65% of 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
Graeson's all-time total is 118% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Graeson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 803 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Graeson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Graeson splits its recorded history at 2010: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Graeson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Graeson popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1999 (Graeson as girls' name)
Graeson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (439 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Graeson's strongest decade.
439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Graeson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 163
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
439 births
- 2020s 167
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 439 births (55% of all-time use).
How Graeson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Graeson's total volume
Graeson by state
Where Graeson concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 3.1% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Graeson's data
- Graeson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (439 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Graesons (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Graeson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Graeson 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.