Recorded 1950–2021 Boys' name Peak 1956 202 births

Grayland — boys' name

202 babies named Grayland in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1031960s511970s61980s362020s6
1950s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Grayland was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

19 babies were named Grayland in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grayland

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Grayland between 1950 and 2021, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grayland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grayland performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Grayland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Grayland in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grayland 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 202 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.

Grayland at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

202

Since 1950

72 years of records

Peak year

1956

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1950

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2021

Grayland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1950

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1956)
19
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
05101520 20211986198219641961195819551950 5

Grayland by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
103 births that decade — 51% of Grayland's all-time total
1950s1031960s511970s61980s362020s6

Grayland by state

Where Grayland concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Grayland
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.5%
Illinois share of Grayland's total US births 2.5%

5 of 202 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grayland?
202 babies have been named Grayland since 1950. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1956 with 19 births.
When was Grayland most popular?
Grayland was most popular in the 1950s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Grayland most popular?
The top states for the name Grayland are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Grayland been used?
Grayland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 72 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Grayland?
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.

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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, 1950–2021 (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.