Total births
166
Boys' name · since 2007
Grayer
166 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.
- 166
- total births
- 2007–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Grayer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 2007.
Grayer has 166 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2007 to 2025.
- 166 total births
- 2007–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
166 boys have been named Grayer since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 166
- total births
- 2007–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
64% 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.
Grayer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Grayer's full recorded timeline at 2015, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Grayer at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Grayer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Grayer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Grayer's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Grayer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Grayer? ▼
Grayer has been given to 166 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 21 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Grayer go back to 2007, giving 19 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Grayer's data
- Grayer's decade-level peak was the 2010s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Grayer
Nearby Names Like Grayer
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Grayer
Grant Boy
#241 136,462 births
Grayson Boy
#48 128,994 births
Graham Boy
#129 61,436 births
Grady Boy
#372 52,474 births
Granville Boy
#12350 5,501 births
Compare Grayer side by side: Grayer vs Grant Grayer vs Grayson Grayer vs Graham
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Grayer: Baby Name Since 2007 - 166 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/grayer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Grayer 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 June 2026.