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Graydon
OriginEnglish
Meaning"son of the gray-haired one"
About Graydon
Waspy surname-name most closely associated with visionary magazine editor (Edward) Graydon Carter, who created Spy and Air Mail and was the longime editor of Vanity Fair. More substantial than Gray, more distinctive than Grayson.
As of October 2026, Graydon ranked #5464 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #763 in 1905.
Editor's take: The name Graydon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of the gray-haired one".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,008 | 71 | 37 |
| 2015 | #1,758 | 87 | 45.4 |
| 2016 | #2,150 | 64 | 33.7 |
| 2017 | #2,173 | 62 | 33.5 |
| 2018 | #2,590 | 49 | 27 |
| 2019 | #2,498 | 53 | 29.5 |
| 2020 | #2,945 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2021 | #3,843 | 28 | 16 |
| 2022 | #3,363 | 35 | 20 |
| 2023 | #3,494 | 33 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Graydons
- (Edward) Graydon Carter
Canadian,American journalist and magazine editor
- Graydon Parrish
American painter
- Graydon Poe Eggers
American football coach and translator
- Graedyn Maes (b. 2015)
son of Joey Maes of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
Graydon in pop culture
- Graydon Creed
villain in X,Men comics
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