# Grayson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/grayson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “steward” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Greyson, Graeson, Greison, Greighson |
| US babies named this | 133,184 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 128,994 / 4,190 (3% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 8,135, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English greyve (“steward”) + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 115 | 1,773 |
| 2012 | 177 | 1,328 |
| 2013 | 163 | 1,407 |
| 2014 | 166 | 1,388 |
| 2015 | 170 | 1,388 |
| 2016 | 157 | 1,469 |
| 2017 | 129 | 1,668 |
| 2018 | 114 | 1,793 |
| 2019 | 90 | 2,096 |
| 2020 | 96 | 1,967 |
| 2021 | 94 | 2,050 |
| 2022 | 90 | 2,127 |
| 2023 | 55 | 3,023 |
| 2024 | 43 | 3,601 |
| 2025 | 52 | 3,117 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,940 | 98 |
| 2012 | 4,717 | 86 |
| 2013 | 5,557 | 77 |
| 2014 | 6,581 | 63 |
| 2015 | 7,926 | 47 |
| 2016 | 8,693 | 37 |
| 2017 | 8,718 | 34 |
| 2018 | 8,606 | 32 |
| 2019 | 8,311 | 33 |
| 2020 | 7,487 | 35 |
| 2021 | 7,554 | 35 |
| 2022 | 7,197 | 37 |
| 2023 | 6,471 | 44 |
| 2024 | 6,232 | 48 |
| 2025 | 5,805 | 51 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100 | 392 |
| 2012 | 132 | 336 |
| 2013 | 224 | 231 |
| 2014 | 262 | 218 |
| 2015 | 340 | 172 |
| 2016 | 427 | 139 |
| 2017 | 588 | 109 |
| 2018 | 742 | 83 |
| 2019 | 822 | 72 |
| 2020 | 884 | 66 |
| 2021 | 903 | 68 |
| 2022 | 815 | 71 |
| 2023 | 665 | 78 |
| 2024 | 586 | 90 |
| 2025 | 499 | 104 |

## People named Grayson

- Grayson Allen, American basketball player (born 1995)
- Grayson Perry, English artist, writer and broadcaster (born 1960)
- Grayson Hall, American television, film and stage actress (1922-1985)
- Grayson Waller, Australian professional wrestler (born 1990)
- Grayson Russell, American actor
- Grayson Boucher, American street basketball player and social media influencer
- Grayson McCouch, American actor
- Grayson Murray, American professional golfer (1993–2024)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.