Total births
83
Boys' name · since 2017
Greylen
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Greylen, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5229
- among boys today
- 83
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
83 babies have been named Greylen since 2017, making it today's #5229 boys' name.
Greylen has 83 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5229 as of the latest data, more common than 63% 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 2017 to 2025.
- #5229 among boys today
- 83 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Greylen is currently the #5229 boys' name in America, more common than 63% of boys - 83 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5229
- among boys today
- 83
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Greylen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5229
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 63% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Greylen was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
19 babies were named Greylen in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Greylen compares
83 23th percentile among 14,294 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
Greylen's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Greylen | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 23 | 22,252 |
Greylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Greylen splits its recorded history at 2022: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Greylen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,229
Active since
2017
Greylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Greylen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Greylen's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Greylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 62 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Greylen? ▼
83 babies have been named Greylen since 2017. It currently ranks #5229 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 19 births.
When was Greylen most popular? ▼
Greylen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Greylen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Greylen since 2017 -- 9 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Greylen? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Greylen
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Greyson Boy
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Gregg Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Greylen: #5229 Boys' Name - 83 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/greylen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Greylen 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 June 2026.