Graydon
Graydon was the 5464th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 763rd; the most babies were born in 2010 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,706 places. More babies were named Graydon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,464 boys, down 2,519 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,509babies recorded
Graydon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,464 | 17 |
| 2020 | #2,945 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,578 | 100 |
| 2000 | #2,692 | 34 |
| 1990 | #3,504 | 17 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,434 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,005 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,351 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,654 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,180 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,214 | 36 |
| 1910 | #1,152 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,061 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Graydon, counting every spelling?
Graydon is a spelling of Grayden, 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 Graydon?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Graydon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Graydon 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Graydon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Graydon?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Graydon are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 38. That makes Graydon 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Graydon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Graydon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Graydon
How popular is the name Graydon?
Graydon was the 5464th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 763rd; the most babies were born in 2010 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,706 places. More babies were named Graydon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Graydon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Graydon in the US.