Given name
Graylon
“a gray-haired man”
Graylon is a variant of Gray. One English interpretation is “a gray-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Graylon is a variant of Gray. One English interpretation is “a gray-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Graylon is a variant of Gray. An origin associated with Gray is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Graylon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 361
- 361 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,038 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,038 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 296 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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