Recorded 2007–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 161 births

Grayer — boys' name

161 babies named Grayer in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s1062020s15
2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Grayer was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

21 babies were named Grayer in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grayer

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Grayer between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grayer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grayer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Grayer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grayer 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 161 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.

Grayer at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

161

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2008

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Grayer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
21
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 20232019201720152013201120092007 5

Grayer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
106 births that decade — 66% of Grayer's all-time total
2000s402010s1062020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grayer?
161 babies have been named Grayer since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 21 births.
When was Grayer most popular?
Grayer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Grayer been used?
Grayer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Grayer?
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.

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, 2007–2023 (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.