Unisex name · since 1956
Graylen
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Graylen, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
Graylen currently ranks #4429 among unisex names in America, with 269 babies recorded since 1956.
Graylen has 269 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4429 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #11,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,429 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 269 born since 1956
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graylen ranks #11,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,429 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 269 born since 1956, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
Graylen's 269 recorded births place it above 75.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Graylen compares
269 43rd percentile among 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
Graylen's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Graylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 269 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Graylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Graylen's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Graylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Graylen popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 2018 (Graylen as girls' name)
Graylen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (145 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Graylen's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Graylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (54% of all-time use).
Graylen by state
Where Graylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 11 | 4.1% |
11 of 269 births nationwide.
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- North Carolina records the most Graylens (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1956–2025 (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 Graylen 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.