Grayden
Grayden was the 2690th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1206th with 146 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,192 places. More babies were named Grayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,690 boys, down 540 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,175babies recorded
Grayden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,690 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,150 | 65 |
| 2010 | #1,401 | 119 |
| 2000 | #3,822 | 21 |
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How popular is Grayden, counting every spelling?
Grayden is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayden | 48 | #2,690 | 264 |
| Graydon | 17 | #5,464 | 126 |
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 Grayden?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Grayden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Grayden 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Grayden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Grayden?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Grayden are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Grayden mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Grayden by state
How common Grayden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Grayden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Grayden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Grayden
How popular is the name Grayden?
Grayden was the 2690th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1206th with 146 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,192 places. More babies were named Grayden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Grayden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Grayden in the US.
Where is Grayden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Grayden was most common in South Carolina (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Indiana.