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Graysen

#1,390 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Variant of Grayson

Graysen has been given to 5,182 babies in the U.S. since 1989. In 2025 it ranked #1,390 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2016, with 354 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 85% boys, 15% girls all-time.

Babies named Graysen, 2025

1 in 25,100

Graysen over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Graysen over time

In 2025, Graysen went to 10% girls and 90% boys.

19892025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Graysen: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Grayson

surname transfer

What Graysen means

Graysen is a variant of Grayson.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Graysen → Grayson. The family’s meaning is “son of the steward”, recorded in the naming reference for Grayson.

Origin, language, and formation

Graysen is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Graysen is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Grayson.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 4,384 boys were recorded with the name Graysen between 1989 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 354 in 2016; its best national rank was #700 in 2016.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #902 in 2020 to #1,390 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #833 in 2015 to #1,390 in 2025.

In the United States, 798 girls were recorded with the name Graysen between 1995 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 45 in 2012; its best national rank was #3,549 in 2012.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #4,386 in 2020 to #7,252 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #4,331 in 2015 to #7,252 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Graysen?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 25,100
132 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 12,900
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,390
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
17,409 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Graysen sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5002%

Put another way: gather 17,409 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Graysen. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Graysens were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Graysen was born before 2016 — so the typical Graysen is around 9 today.

Median birth year
2016
About 9 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
58.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
97.2%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
4,384
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 58.8% of all recorded uses (2,579).

Is Graysen rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−103
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−488
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−557
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.49×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
37.3%
Peak was 2016 (354)
Years since peak
9
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
19.5% average annual change
Best rank ever
#700
2016

Spellings of Graysen

Graysen is not the most common spelling — Brayden is, with 34.9% against Graysen's 1.1%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Graysen is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Graysen was most concentrated in South Dakota — about 1 in 2,703 boys, against 1 in 7,709 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in 50,000).

237 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1South Dakota1 in 2,703
  2. 2Nebraska1 in 3,448
  3. 3Oregon1 in 3,704
  4. 4Idaho1 in 4,167
  5. 5Missouri1 in 4,348
  6. 6Iowa1 in 4,762
  7. 7Indiana1 in 4,762
  8. 8Michigan1 in 4,762

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Graysen is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Graysen was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 736,454 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Florida1 in —
  3. 3Georgia1 in —
  4. 4Illinois1 in —
  5. 5North Carolina1 in —
  6. 6Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Graysen has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Graysen around the world

Where Graysen ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2013–2024
    #3,689
    in 2024
  • Canada
    2002–2024
    #2,134
    in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Graysen by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,390
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 488
Best rank ever
#700
2016
Peak year
2016
354 that year
First recorded
1989
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,384
Count in 2025
132

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#7,252
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 2,866
Best rank ever
#3,549
2012
Peak year
2012
45 that year
First recorded
1995
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
798
Count in 2025
15

Names similar to Graysen

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

GraydonGraydenGrangerGraemeGraftonGreysenGraesonGranvilleGraisenGrabielGraycenGracenCarsenBrysenKarsenGraisonJaysenGrayKaysenGraylonKaisenCaysenGraceChosen

Names with a curve like Graysen

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Graysen, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

MaxtonBreckenKamdynCristianoKaseMaisonTitanHenrikJoziahVihaanEasonThatcher

Sibling names for Graysen

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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