Grey
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning the color grey; grey-haired.
How Grey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #916 |
| 2016 | #760 |
| 2017 | #731 |
| 2018 | #721 |
| 2019 | #725 |
| 2020 | #778 |
| 2021 | #718 |
| 2022 | #758 |
| 2023 | #862 |
| 2024 | #876 |
Grey by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Grey. In the US, 393 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Grey
Names that are said the same way as Grey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Greigh6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Grey
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