Grayson
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Grayson
Grayson, which you might think of as a Jason-Mason substitute, has been rising through the US Top 1000 since 1984 and has ranked in the Top 100 since 2011.
Grayson for boys#51 US
That makes Grayson a modern classic boys' name, with both a sober buttoned-up feel as well as an unconventional masculine vibe. Grayson might plausibly be a banker or an artist, and its resemblance to its female counterpart Grace gives it a feminist gloss.
Grayson's biggest problem, if you consider it one, is its persistent, widespread popularity. The Greyson spelling also ranks highly in the US and throughout the English-speaking world, and a wide range of alternative spellings including Gracen, Gracyn, and Greysun have sprung up for baby girls and boys.
Last year, about 11,000 baby boys in the US were named Grayson and Greyson alone, as many s were named William or Henry, making it a solidly Top 10 name.
Grayson for girls#3117 US
Predominantly used for boys, Grayson did begin to climb the charts for girls in the late 90s. It has yet to make it to the Top 1000 however, and recent years have seen it decline in use as a unisex option. This is perhaps owing to the popularity of Grace, Gracie and Gracelynn instead.
Pronounced GRAY-sun.
As of October 2026, Grayson ranked #51 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #32 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #221.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #63 | 6,580 | #1,388 | 166 |
| 2015 | #47 | 7,925 | #1,388 | 170 |
| 2016 | #37 | 8,692 | #1,469 | 157 |
| 2017 | #34 | 8,717 | #1,666 | 129 |
| 2018 | #32 | 8,605 | #1,793 | 114 |
| 2019 | #33 | 8,306 | #2,095 | 90 |
| 2020 | #35 | 7,482 | #1,967 | 96 |
| 2021 | #35 | 7,549 | #2,049 | 94 |
| 2022 | #37 | 7,191 | #2,127 | 90 |
| 2023 | #44 | 6,465 | #3,022 | 55 |
| 2024 | #48 | 6,211 | #3,590 | 43 |
| 2025 | #51 | 5,805 | #3,117 | 52 |
World rankings
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Famous Graysons
- Grayson RussellBoy
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- Grayson BoucherBoy
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- Grayson PerryBoy
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- Grayson HughBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Grayson HartBoy
American rugby union player
- Grayson AllenBoy
American college basketball player
- Grayson Mokarow (b. 2000)Boy
son of former Miss USA Courtney Gibbs and Kevin Mokarow
- Grayson Gallanders (b. 2010)Boy
son of actors Stacie Mistysyn and James Gallanders
- Grayson George Osmond (b. 2013)Boy
son of Jason Osmond; grandson of musician Jay Osmond of The Osmonds
- Grayson Lee Bazyl Guess (b. 2015)Boy
son of model Marisa Miller and Griffin Guess
- Grayson Vincent Gnoffo (b. 2016)Boy
son of actor Joe Gnoffo and reality TV star Terra Jole Gnoffo
- Grayson Robert Guiney (b. 2018)Boy
son of American TV host Bob Guiney
- Grayson HallGirl
American actress
Grayson in pop culture
- Grayson ThaneBoy
character in Nora Robert's "Born in Ice," and "Born in Shame;" mystery novel writer with a troubled past, but with a good soul
- Grayson KennedyBoy
a character in Kelly Oram's "The Avery Shaw Experiment"
- Grayson EllisBoy
character on the TV show 'Cougar Town.'
- Grayson "Gray" PierceBoy
character in James Rollins's "Sigma Force" series
- Grayson GilbertBoy
character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
- GraysonBoy
surname of corrupt socialite family on TV's "Revenge"
- "Will GraysonBoy
Will Grayson,' novel by John Green and David Levithan about two young men with the same first and last name
- Dick Grayson aka RobinBoy
Batman's sidekick
- Grayson WaverlyBoy
character in Page Morgan's "The Dispossessed" trilogy
- Grayson HawthorneBoy
character in bestselling Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Grayson LouderGirl
character played by Emma Samms on "Models, Inc."
- Grayson WilderGirl
Musician, son of record producer/singer Matthew Wilder