Graysen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GRAY-sun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #1,388 for boys
Graysen is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of the steward”. In 2025 it ranked 1,388th for boys in the US (132 babies).
What does Graysen mean?
English: spelling of Grayson; English surname
“son of the steward”
From an English surname meaning son of the steward, from Middle English greyve.
Meaning borrowed from Grayson. More on Wiktionary.
Is Graysen a girl's or a boy's name?
Graysen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 132 boys in the US.
How popular is Graysen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Graysen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Graysen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
How popular is Graysen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,388among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 132about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 132 boys in the US were named Graysen, making it the 1,388th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 902nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 354 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989. 15 girls were also named Graysen in 2025 (7,131st for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Graysen than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Graysen in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,605 boys in the US were given Graysen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #23, up from #1,388 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 50% of the babies named Graysen in the US in 1997, and 10% in 2025.
Graysen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | #1,388 |
| 2024 | 153 | #1,286 |
| 2023 | 192 | #1,105 |
| 2022 | 221 | #1,007 |
| 2021 | 243 | #929 |
| 2020 | 249 | #902 |
| 2019 | 280 | #813 |
| 2018 | 331 | #723 |
| 2017 | 307 | #763 |
| 2016 | 354 | #698 |
| 2015 | 270 | #831 |
| 2014 | 253 | #870 |
| 2013 | 187 | #1,031 |
| 2012 | 206 | #973 |
| 2011 | 210 | #943 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,059 |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,510 |
| 2008 | 93 | #1,655 |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,795 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,840 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,610 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Nicknames for Graysen
- Gray 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Graysen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson Jaxon Rowan Oakley Kayden Marley Mason Finn Jayden Archer Eden Ronan
Other spellings of Graysen
Grayson Greyson Greysen Gracen Graycen Graceson Graysyn Graison Graeson Gracyn Greysyn
Names related to Graysen
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Graysen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/graysen, updated 20 October 2026.