boy's name
Grayden
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,616
Grayden is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 146 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Grayden over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 705 |
| 2010s | 1,031 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 329 |
How popular is Grayden?
In 2025, Grayden was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Grayden is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Grayden
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Grayden also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Grayden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Grayden
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Grayden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Grayden
How popular is the name Grayden?
In 2025, Grayden was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Grayden a girl's or a boy's name?
Grayden is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Grayden most popular?
Grayden peaked in 2008, when 146 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Grayden a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Grayden currently ranks #2,710 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.