Greyson
Boy · GRAY-sun · English
Greyson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of the steward”. In 2025 it ranked 538th for boys in the UK (79 babies) and 149th for boys in the US (2,439 babies).
What does Greyson mean?
English: spelling of Grayson
“son of the steward”
Spelling of Grayson, an English surname meaning son of the steward.
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Is Greyson a girl's or a boy's name?
Greyson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 2,439 boys in the US.
How popular is Greyson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the UK were named Greyson, making it the 538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 345th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 146 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Greyson than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Greyson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 661 boys in the UK were given Greyson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #96, up from #538 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 549th in England and Wales and 400th in Scotland.
Greyson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #538 |
| 2024 | 107 | #419 |
| 2023 | 116 | #395 |
| 2022 | 146 | #346 |
| 2021 | 139 | #361 |
| 2020 | 146 | #345 |
| 2019 | 138 | #366 |
| 2018 | 132 | #376 |
| 2017 | 112 | #431 |
| 2016 | 54 | #708 |
| 2015 | 51 | #716 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 34 | #938 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
How popular is Greyson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #149among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,439about 1 in 700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,439 boys in the US were named Greyson, making it the 149th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 81st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 4,849 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965. 18 girls were also named Greyson in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Greyson than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Greyson in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,605 boys in the US were given Greyson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #23, up from #149 for this spelling alone.
Greyson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,439 | #149 |
| 2024 | 2,874 | #127 |
| 2023 | 3,076 | #117 |
| 2022 | 3,773 | #95 |
| 2021 | 4,225 | #84 |
| 2020 | 4,375 | #81 |
| 2019 | 4,567 | #79 |
| 2018 | 4,754 | #77 |
| 2017 | 4,849 | #80 |
| 2016 | 4,326 | #95 |
| 2015 | 3,607 | #111 |
| 2014 | 3,050 | #133 |
| 2013 | 2,649 | #149 |
| 2012 | 2,237 | #174 |
| 2011 | 1,794 | #200 |
| 2010 | 1,371 | #249 |
| 2009 | 905 | #347 |
| 2008 | 807 | #381 |
| 2007 | 703 | #417 |
| 2006 | 520 | #499 |
| 2005 | 418 | #565 |
| 2004 | 310 | #656 |
| 2003 | 290 | #674 |
| 2002 | 253 | #707 |
| 2001 | 272 | #668 |
| 2000 | 248 | #704 |
| 1999 | 226 | #722 |
| 1998 | 192 | #794 |
| 1997 | 171 | #836 |
| 1996 | 177 | #809 |
| 1995 | 134 | #956 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,164 |
| 1993 | 78 | #1,283 |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,583 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,700 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,892 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
Nicknames for Greyson
- Grey 13 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Greyson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Greyson
Grayson Graeson Graysen Greysen Gracen Graycen Graceson Graysyn Graison Gracyn Greysyn
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