Names like Grayson

In 2025, 5,805 boys born in the US were named Grayson, #51 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1905, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1983.

Its best rank was #32, in 2018.

The most births in one year were 8,718, in 2017.

Births fell 27% from 7,926 in 2015.

For 11 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1978 or later (Grayson's began in 1983).

Grayson's rank every ten years

1. 1880
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2. 1890
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3. 1900
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4. 1910
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5. 1920
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6. 1930
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7. 1940
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8. 1950
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9. 1960
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10. 1970
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11. 1980
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12. 1990
    #660
13. 2000
    #313
14. 2010
    #122
15. 2020
    #35
16. 2025
    #51

— outside the top 1,000

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Grayson's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.