Graeson
Graeson was the 7853rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2451st with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,233 places. More babies were named Graeson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Grayson) son of the steward (surname) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #7,853 boys, down 4,248 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 818babies recorded
What does the name Graeson mean?
Graeson is a spelling of Grayson, pronounced the same way, so it shares Grayson's meaning and origin.
Grayson is an English surname used as a first name. Wiktionary derives it from Middle English greyve, a steward or reeve, plus -son, so it first named the son of an estate official. Wikipedia's surname article notes other proposed sources, including an English variant of Gravesson and anglicized forms linked to the Scottish surnames Grierson and Gray. Its sound is often linked with the color word gray, but that is a modern association, not the derivation. As a given name it is modern and largely American.
greyve (Middle English, “steward, reeve”)-son (Middle English, “son of”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'steward's son' derivation is the usual one, but the surname may have more than one source (Gravesson, Grierson, Gray).
Other explanations you may read: Means 'gray-haired person's son'.
Related names: Greyson, Grason.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Grayson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Grayson (surname)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Graeson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,853 | 10 |
| 2020 | #3,605 | 30 |
| 2010 | #3,143 | 36 |
| 2000 | #7,028 | 9 |
| 1990 | #8,594 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Graeson, counting every spelling?
Graeson is a spelling of Grayson, a name family that ranked #54 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,853 for Graeson on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,976 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson | 5,805 | #51 | 33,259 |
| Graysen | 132 | #1,390 | 941 |
| Graeson | 10 | #7,853 | 137 |
| Graison | 10 | #7,856 | 73 |
| Graesyn | 7 | #10,036 | 63 |
| Graysyn | 12 | #6,936 | 63 |
| Graysin | — | — | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Graeson?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Graeson (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Graeson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Graeson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Graeson?
About 800 people born in the US named Graeson are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Graeson a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Graeson by state
How common Graeson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Graeson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Graeson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Graeson
What does Graeson mean?
Graeson is a spelling of Grayson, which means “son of the steward (surname)” (English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Graeson?
Graeson was the 7853rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2451st with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,233 places. More babies were named Graeson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Graeson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Graeson in the US.
Where is Graeson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Graeson was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.