Baby Name Popularity Profile

Greyson

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Greyson.

✦ Son of the grey-haired one 🌍 English Traditional
National Rank (2025) #149
All-Time Peak Rank #77 Achieved 2018
Total U.S. Births 60,231 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 98.9% Boy / 1.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1965 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 4,849 births in 2017
πŸ’‘ The Greyson Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Son of the grey-haired one
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an English surname meaning 'son of the grey-haired one' or 'son of the steward'.
Common Nicknames
Gray Grey Sonny
Alternative Spellings
Grayson Graysen
Pronunciation: GRAY-sΙ™n
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Greyson across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -44.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -32.4%
2015: 3,607 births 3,607 2016: 4,326 births 2017: 4,849 births 2018: 4,754 births 2019: 4,567 births 2020: 4,375 births 4,375 2021: 4,225 births 2022: 3,773 births 2023: 3,076 births 2024: 2,874 births 2025: 2,439 births 2,439
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 4,849 births in 2017
Years in Top 100 7 yrs
Years in Top 500 20 yrs
Longest Streak 50 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 17
1970s: 46
1980s: 234
1990s: 1,242
2000s: 4,726
2010s: 33,204
2020s: 20,762

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Grey-on
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with G, a letter used by only 2.3% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Utah, Alaska, Idaho, Arizona
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #175 519 2018 57.5% Decline
Utah #171 1,009 2018 51.5% Decline
Alaska #67 170 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #107 471 2021 17.2% Decline
Arizona #171 1,213 2018 42.9% Decline
New Hampshire #82 311 2020 42.4% Decline
Washington #108 1,457 2019 23.7% Decline
Colorado #175 1,069 2017 47.4% Decline
Tennessee #89 1,895 2017 28.0% Decline
North Carolina #144 2,551 2016 44.4% Decline
Florida #164 2,853 2017 41.3% Decline
Oregon #138 720 2017 23.1% Decline
Montana #185 237 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #121 805 2017 37.3% Decline
South Carolina #117 1,070 2019 45.1% Decline
Georgia #173 2,051 2020 60.0% Decline
Arkansas #96 783 2017 38.6% Decline
Oklahoma #109 983 2017 45.6% Decline
Indiana #106 1,710 2018 43.8% Decline
Nebraska #158 518 2019 55.0% Decline
Kentucky #86 1,220 2017 36.0% Decline
North Dakota #128 236 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #182 141 2019 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #177 232 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont #42 113 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #157 1,467 2018 43.6% Decline
Missouri #109 1,432 2018 44.3% Decline
Alabama #148 1,158 2019 56.2% Decline
Connecticut #134 680 2018 44.0% Decline
Texas #252 4,654 2018 50.3% Decline
Iowa #129 798 2017 37.3% Decline
Rhode Island #148 220 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #156 1,172 2017 48.1% Decline
West Virginia #88 544 2020 62.5% Decline
Ohio #101 2,698 2017 33.7% Decline
Louisiana #160 1,032 2021 60.0% Decline
Hawaii #57 169 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #125 2,036 2018 49.7% Decline
Maine #58 237 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 71 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #84 664 2018 50.8% Decline
Minnesota #167 955 2016 41.2% Decline
New Mexico #151 268 2017 55.2% Decline
Maryland #174 721 2018 39.7% Decline
Pennsylvania #117 2,535 2017 44.0% Decline
California #220 4,528 2018 45.8% Decline
New Jersey #216 1,092 2022 50.0% Decline
Massachusetts #132 952 2019 26.0% Decline
New York #157 2,774 2018 48.5% Decline
Illinois #165 1,761 2016 44.6% Decline
District of Columbia Unranked 11 2018 Insufficient historical volume

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