unisex name
Graylin
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 630
Graylin is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 16% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1957, when 28 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Graylin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 169 |
| 1960s | 89 |
| 1970s | 43 |
| 1980s | 66 |
| 1990s | 48 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 133 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 66 |
How popular is Graylin?
In 2025, Graylin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Graylin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Graylin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Graylin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Graylin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Graylin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Graylin
How popular is the name Graylin?
In 2025, Graylin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Graylin a girl's or a boy's name?
Graylin is used for both girls and boys. About 16% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Graylin most popular?
Graylin peaked in 1957, when 28 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Graylin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Graylin currently ranks #16,537 in the United States. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.