Grayson
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning son of the steward.
How Grayson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #47 |
| 2016 | #37 |
| 2017 | #34 |
| 2018 | #32 |
| 2019 | #33 |
| 2020 | #35 |
| 2021 | #35 |
| 2022 | #37 |
| 2023 | #44 |
| 2024 | #48 |
| 2025 | #51 |
Grayson by the numbers
In 2025, 499 babies in England and Wales were named Grayson. In the US, 8,767 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 8,660 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Grayson
Forms of Grayson in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grayson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Greysonson of the grey-haired man; a form of Grayson4,859 in the US (2017)
- Graysenson of the steward; a modern variant of Grayson335 in the US (2017)
- Graydonfrom the gray hill; a form of Grayden62 in the US (2017)
- Graesonson of the grey-haired man; son of Graes45 in the US (2017)
- Graison23 in the US (2017)
- Graysyn17 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Grayson
Names that are said the same way as Grayson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Grayson, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Grayson
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