Given name
Greysen
“the son of a gray-haired man”
Greysen is a variant of Grayson. One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Greysen 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
Greysen 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Greysen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,087
- 2,833 boys · 254 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 231 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #1,965 for boys · #15,716 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 94% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,965 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 218 in 2017. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,059 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.
Greysen’s family of names
Greysen 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.
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