US rank #10250 Boys' name Peak 2008 344 births

Greydon — #10250 US boys' name

344 babies named Greydon in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s1272010s1392020s52
#10250
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Greydon was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Greydon in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Greydon

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Greydon between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Greydon currently holds the #10250 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Greydon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Greydon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Greydon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Greydon 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 344 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.

Greydon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

344

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,250

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Greydon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001994 8

Greydon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
139 births that decade — 40% of Greydon's all-time total
1990s262000s1272010s1392020s52

Greydon by state

Where Greydon concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Greydon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.7%
California share of Greydon's total US births 1.7%

6 of 344 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Greydon?
344 babies have been named Greydon since 1994. It currently ranks #10250 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Greydon most popular?
Greydon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Greydon most popular?
The top states for the name Greydon are California (6 births).
How long has the name Greydon been used?
Greydon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Greydon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gregory, Greg, Greyson, Gregg, 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, 1994–2024 (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.