Boys' name · since 1992
Grason
Grason has 380 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grason sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 380 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Grason recorded 380 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1992 to 2022.
- #9,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grason ranks #9,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grason's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Grason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Grason's full recorded timeline at 2010, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Grason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Grason by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Grason's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Grason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (48% of all-time use).
Grason by state
Where Grason concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 380 births nationwide.
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- Grason's decade-level peak was the 2010s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Grasons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Grason: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1992–2022 (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 Grason 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.