Unisex name · since 1913
Grey
6,056 babies named Grey in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,014 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,056
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grey currently ranks #1014 among unisex names in America, with 6,056 babies recorded since 1913.
Grey has 6,056 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1014 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, 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 1913 to 2025.
- #1,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,014 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,056 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grey ranks #1,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,014 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,056 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,014 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,056
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grey's 6,056 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Grey compares
6,056 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Grey's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,056 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 362 | 34 | 22,252 |
Grey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Grey's full recorded timeline at 1974, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 362 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Grey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 362
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Grey popularity over time - girls
1,052 total births recorded since 1990 (Grey as girls' name)
Grey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,405 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Grey's strongest decade.
2,405 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Grey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 55
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 66
1940s
66 births
- 1950s 102
1950s
102 births
- 1960s 140
1960s
140 births
- 1970s 121
1970s
121 births
- 1980s 166
1980s
166 births
- 1990s 406
1990s
406 births
- 2000s 755
2000s
755 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,405 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,771 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,405 births (40% of all-time use).
How Grey 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 Grey's total volume
Grey by state
Where Grey concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 472 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 432 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 247 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 226 | 3.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 213 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 201 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 177 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 136 | 2.2% |
472 of 6,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Grey appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Grey's data
- Grey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,405 total births) through the 2020s (1,771) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Greys (472 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Grey 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.