Given name
Graeson
“the son of a gray-haired man”
Graeson is a variant of Grayson. One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Graeson is a variant of Grayson. One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Graeson is a variant of Grayson. An origin associated with Grayson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Graeson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 818
- 803 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,853 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,853 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 51 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 645 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Graeson’s family of names
Graeson has a related form in Grayson.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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