Given name & surname
Greyson
“the son of a gray-haired man”
Greyson is a variant of Grayson. One English interpretation is “the son of a gray-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Greyson 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
Greyson 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 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Greyson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 61,043
- 60,231 boys · 812 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 4,889 babies
- 2025
- 2,457
- #149 for boys · #6,403 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,439 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 149 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,849 in 2017. It also appeared in 18 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (169). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 36,522 as a first name in 2020; 276 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.
Greyson’s family of names
Greyson has a related form in Grayson.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Greyson
- Greyson ChanceAmerican singer, songwriter, and musicianborn 1997
- Greyson NekrutmanAmerican drummerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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