Boys' name · since 1890
Graydon
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 3,509 babies named Graydon, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,409 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,509
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Graydon is the #5409 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,509 recorded since 1890.
Graydon has 3,509 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5409 as of the latest data, more common than 61% 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 1890 to 2025.
- #2,282 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,409 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,509 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graydon ranks #2,282 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,409 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,509 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,409 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,509
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graydon's 3,509 recorded births place it above 94.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Graydon compares
3,509 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Graydon's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Graydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,509 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Graydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Graydon splits its recorded history at 1965: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Graydon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Graydon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (729 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Graydon's strongest decade.
729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Graydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s 226
1910s
226 births
- 1920s
1920s
364 births
- 1930s 277
1930s
277 births
- 1940s 227
1940s
227 births
- 1950s 203
1950s
203 births
- 1960s 150
1960s
150 births
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s 145
1980s
145 births
- 1990s 263
1990s
263 births
- 2000s
2000s
609 births
- 2010s
2010s
729 births
- 2020s 166
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 729 births (21% of all-time use).
How Graydon 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 Graydon's total volume
Graydon by state
Where Graydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 128 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 100 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 47 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 38 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 21 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 20 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.3% |
128 of 3,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Graydon appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Graydon's data
- Graydon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (729 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Graydons (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Graydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Graydon 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.