US rank #4361 Boys' name Peak 2011 791 births

Graeson — #4361 US boys' name

791 babies named Graeson in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s1632010s4392020s155
#4361
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Graeson was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

51 babies were named Graeson in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Graeson

The Social Security Administration has registered 791 babies named Graeson between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Graeson currently holds the #4361 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Graeson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 439 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Graeson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Graeson in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Graeson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 791 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Graeson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

791

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2011

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,361

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Graeson popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
51
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0204060 202420202016201220082004200019931990 5

Graeson popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1999 (Graeson as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 200220001999 5

Graeson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
439 births that decade — 55% of Graeson's all-time total
1990s342000s1632010s4392020s155

Graeson by state

Where Graeson concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Graeson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 3.2%
#2 California
10 1.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
10 1.3%
#4 Florida
6 0.8%
#5 Colorado
5 0.6%
#6 New York
5 0.6%
#7 Ohio
5 0.6%
Texas share of Graeson's total US births 3.2%
Even split

25 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Graeson?
791 babies have been named Graeson since 1990. It currently ranks #4361 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 51 births.
When was Graeson most popular?
Graeson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 439 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Graeson most popular?
The top states for the name Graeson are Texas (25 births), California (10 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Graeson been used?
Graeson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Graeson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grant, Grayson, Graham, Grady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.