Boys' name · since 1965
Greyson
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 60,231 babies named Greyson, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,231
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greyson currently ranks #149 among boys' names in America, with 60,231 babies recorded since 1965.
Greyson has 60,231 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #149 as of the latest data, more common than 99% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #449 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #149 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 60,231 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greyson ranks #449 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #149 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 60,231 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,231
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greyson's 60,231 recorded births place it above 99.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Greyson compares
60,231 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Greyson's all-time total is 163x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Greyson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60,231 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,849 | 34 | 22,252 |
Greyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Greyson's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 4,849, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Greyson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 4,849
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Greyson popularity over time - girls
812 total births recorded since 1990 (Greyson as girls' name)
Greyson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (33,204 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Greyson's strongest decade.
33,204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Greyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 234
1980s
234 births
- 1990s 1,242
1990s
1,242 births
- 2000s 4,726
2000s
4,726 births
- 2010s
2010s
33,204 births
- 2020s
2020s
20,762 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33,204 births (55% of all-time use).
How Greyson 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 Greyson's total volume
Greyson by state
Where Greyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,654 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 4,528 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,853 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,774 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,698 | 4.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 2,551 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,535 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,051 | 3.4% |
4,654 of 60,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Greyson appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Greyson's data
- Greyson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33,204 total births) through the 2020s (20,762) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Greysons (4,654 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 Greyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Greyson 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.