Greyson
Greyson was the 149th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,439 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 77th; the most babies were born in 2017 (4,849). Over the last ten years it has moved down 38 places. More babies were named Greyson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning son of the steward (variant of Grayson) · English
Say it GRAY-suhn /ˈɡreɪsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #149 boys, down 68 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,439boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20174,849 babies
- Total since 1880
- 61,043babies recorded
What does the name Greyson mean?
Greyson is a spelling variant of Grayson, an English surname used as a first name. Wiktionary derives Grayson from Middle English greyve, 'steward' or 'reeve', plus -son, so it first named the son of an estate official; Wikipedia also mentions links to the surnames Gravesson, Grierson and Gray. The ey spelling follows British grey rather than American gray, but the connection to the color is a matter of sound, not origin. Greyson is used mainly in the US.
greyve (Middle English, “steward, reeve”)-son (Middle English, “son of”)
How sure is this? Probable. As for Grayson: the steward derivation is the usual one, but the surname may have several sources.
Related names: Grayson, Grey, Gray.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Greyson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Grayson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Grayson (surname)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Greyson
The usual nicknames for Greyson are Grey. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Greyson in the last five years, 9 were named Grey, against 18 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey | Modern | #1,014 | 1,469 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Greysons go by each one.
Greyson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 812 since 1990, 18 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #149 | 2,439 |
| 2020 | #81 | 4,375 |
| 2010 | #249 | 1,371 |
| 2000 | #709 | 248 |
| 1990 | #1,643 | 50 |
| 1980 | #6,616 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Greyson, counting every spelling?
Greyson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #153 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #149 for Greyson on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,536 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greyson | 2,439 | #149 | 16,387 |
| Greysen | 78 | #1,965 | 621 |
| Greycen | 5 | #12,683 | 58 |
| Greysyn | 8 | #9,194 | 49 |
| Greysin | — | — | 33 |
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 Greyson?
2,439 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Greyson (0.68 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Greyson 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Greyson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Greyson?
About 59,700 people born in the US named Greyson are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Greyson 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.
Greyson by state
How common Greyson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (3.4×), West Virginia (2.9×), Alaska (2.9×), Rhode Island (2.8×), New Hampshire (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Wyoming, California, Texas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Greyson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Greyson, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Greyson · Sibling names for Greyson
Questions about the name Greyson
What does Greyson mean?
Greyson means “son of the steward (variant of Grayson)” (English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Greyson?
Greyson was the 149th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,439 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 77th; the most babies were born in 2017 (4,849). Over the last ten years it has moved down 38 places. More babies were named Greyson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Greyson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Greyson in the US.
Where is Greyson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Greyson was most common in Vermont (6.37 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Alaska.