Unisex name · since 1995
Graycen
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 786 babies named Graycen, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graycen currently ranks #8591 among unisex names in America, with 786 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Graycen recorded 786 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #8591 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #8,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 786 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graycen ranks #8,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 786 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graycen's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Graycen compares
786 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Graycen's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Graycen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Graycen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Graycen splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Graycen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Graycen popularity over time - boys
644 total births recorded since 2003 (Graycen as boys' name)
Graycen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (395 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Graycen's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Graycen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (50% of all-time use).
How Graycen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Graycen's total volume
Graycen by state
Where Graycen concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
28 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Graycen's data
- Graycen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Graycens (28 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Graycen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Graycen 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.