Given name & surname
Graysen
“the son of a gray-haired man”
Graysen is a variant of Grayson. One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Graysen 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
Graysen 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Graysen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,182
- 4,384 boys · 798 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 388 babies
- 2025
- 147
- #1,390 for boys · #7,254 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 132 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,390 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 354 in 2016. It also appeared in 15 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,504 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.
Graysen’s family of names
Graysen has a related form in Grayson.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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>99% boys