Graysen
Graysen was the 1390th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 700th with 354 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 557 places. More babies were named Graysen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Grayson) son of the steward (surname) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,390 boys, down 488 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 132boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016354 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,182babies recorded
What does the name Graysen mean?
Graysen 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
Graysen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,254 | #1,390 | 15 | 132 |
| 2020 | #4,388 | #902 | 31 | 249 |
| 2010 | #6,039 | #1,062 | 22 | 181 |
| 2000 | #5,203 | #3,175 | 22 | 27 |
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How popular is Graysen, counting every spelling?
Graysen is a spelling of Grayson, a name family that ranked #54 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,390 for Graysen 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 Graysen?
132 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Graysen (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Graysen 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 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Graysen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Graysen?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Graysen are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 14. That makes Graysen 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.
Graysen by state
How common Graysen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (3.0×), Washington (1.6×). In 21 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 Graysen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Graysen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Graysen
What does Graysen mean?
Graysen is a spelling of Grayson, which means “son of the steward (surname)” (English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Graysen?
Graysen was the 1390th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 700th with 354 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 557 places. More babies were named Graysen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Graysen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Graysen in the US.
Where is Graysen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Graysen was most common in Oregon (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Washington.