Grey
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Grey
The girls have Violet and Scarlet and Ruby and Rose, but for the boys there's a much more limited palette of color names. Grey/Gray is one exception, which could make for a soft and evocative—if slightly somber—choice, especially in the middle. Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney named their son Leo Grey.
Grey for boys#1014 US
A common surname, Grey/Gray is still an unusual first name choice (it entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013), while longer forms Grayson and Greyson are climbing rapidly. Grey is a color associated with the sign of Virgo, so Grey, Gray, and Grayson are perfect names for Virgo babies.
The best known bearer of the name, former Governor Gray Davis of California, was born Joseph Graham Davis, Jr, and others with Grey/Gray names include Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair, and Grayer, the child in The Nanny Diaries.
It's worth noting the connection to Christian Grey, of E. L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey. Do with that what you will.
Grey for girls#4487 US
Grey is the more common spelling in Britain and Australia. This color name has a softness and ambiguity which makes it equally lovely for a boy or a girl.
Pronounced GRAY.
As of October 2026, Grey ranked #1014 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #717 in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #909 | 236 | #2,292 | 81 |
| 2015 | #917 | 234 | #2,511 | 72 |
| 2016 | #757 | 321 | #2,717 | 64 |
| 2017 | #733 | 327 | #2,520 | 71 |
| 2018 | #723 | 331 | #2,569 | 68 |
| 2019 | #725 | 335 | #2,544 | 69 |
| 2020 | #778 | 302 | #2,508 | 69 |
| 2021 | #717 | 362 | #2,233 | 83 |
| 2022 | #759 | 333 | #2,935 | 57 |
| 2023 | #862 | 276 | #3,291 | 49 |
| 2024 | #876 | 274 | #3,085 | 52 |
| 2025 | #1,014 | 222 | #4,487 | 31 |
World rankings
Grey for boys
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Famous Greys
- Grey DamonBoy
American actor
- Grey Gowrie (born Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven)Boy
2nd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish politician
- Grey GardnerBoy
son of British sports agent Dave Gardner
- Grey Douglas Stuber (b. 2017)Boy
son of Molly Sims and Scott Stuber
- (Erin) Grey DeLisle GriffinGirl
American voice actress
- Grey Madison Sanders (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade
- Sisa Grey (full name Sisavai'i Grey Uiagalelei)Girl
Samoan actress
Grey in pop culture
- Christian GreyBoy
main character in "50 Shades of Grey," book/film series
- Gandalf the GreyBoy
character in Lord of the Rings
- "Grey's AnatomyBoy
" TV show
- "Grey GardensBoy
" documentary and movie
- Earl GreyBoy
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- Grey EllisonGirl
character in the movie "Curly Sue"
- Grey ColeGirl
character in series "Kickin' It"
Variations & nicknames
- GreysonBoy