Boys' name · since 1994
Greydon
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 349 babies named Greydon, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,658 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greydon currently ranks #12658 among boys' names in America, with 349 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greydon has been recorded 349 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #12658 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #9,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,658 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 349 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greydon ranks #9,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,658 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 349 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,658 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greydon's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Greydon compares
349 48th 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
Greydon's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Greydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 349 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Greydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Greydon's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Greydon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Greydon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Greydon's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Greydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (40% of all-time use).
Greydon by state
Where Greydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Greydon's data
- Greydon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Greydons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Greydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Greydon 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.