Unisex name · since 1949
Graylin
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 529 babies named Graylin, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,627 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 529
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Graylin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 529 recorded since 1949.
Graylin has 529 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #7,627 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 529 born since 1949
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graylin ranks #7,627 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 529 born since 1949, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,627 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 529
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Graylin's 529 recorded births place it above 83.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Graylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Graylin's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Graylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1957)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Graylin popularity over time - girls
101 total births recorded since 2004 (Graylin as girls' name)
Graylin by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (169 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Graylin's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Graylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
169 births
- 1960s
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 169 births (32% of all-time use).
How Graylin 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 Graylin's total volume
Graylin by state
Where Graylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 9 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
9 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Graylin's decade-level peak was the 1950s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Graylins (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Graylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1949–2024 (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 Graylin 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.