Given name & surname
Grayson
“the son of a gray-haired man”
Grayson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Grayson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133,184
- 128,994 boys · 4,190 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 8,850 babies
- 2025
- 5,857
- #51 for boys · #3,117 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 99% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5,805 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 51 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8,718 in 2017. It also appeared in 52 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (524). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 86,122 as a first name in 2020; 16,326 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Grayson’s family of names
In English usage, Grayson has a related form in Greyson. Grayson has a related form in Greyson. Grayson has a related form in Graysen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 24
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Grayson
- Grayson AllenAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Grayson PerryEnglish artist, writer and broadcaster (born 1960)
- Grayson HallAmerican television, film and stage actress (1922-1985)
- Grayson WallerAustralian professional wrestler (born 1990)
- Grayson RussellAmerican actorborn 1998
- Grayson BoucherAmerican street basketball player and social media influencerborn 1984
- Grayson MurrayAmerican professional golfer (1993–2024)
- Grayson McCouchAmerican actorborn 1968
- Grayson BellAustralian swimmerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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