boy's name
Greyson
GRAY-son
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 65,933
the United States
#149
2025 births
Greyson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of the steward." Despite the spelling it has nothing to do with the color gray — the source is grieve, an old word for a bailiff or land manager.
- Greyson is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2017, when 4,889 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,349 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
Greyson over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 46 |
| 1980s | 234 |
| 1990s | 1,312 |
| 2000s | 4,906 |
| 2010s | 33,591 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 20,937 |
What Greyson means
Greyson means son of the grieve, a grieve being a steward or bailiff. The commonly given "son of the gray-haired man" is a reinterpretation prompted by the modern spelling.
Where Greyson comes from
Greyson respells Grayson, an English surname from grayve or grieve — a northern English and Scots word for a steward, bailiff or overseer of an estate, still in use in Scotland into the twentieth century. The word is related to the German Graf, a count. The color reading arose because the spelling looks like gray, and reference works now list both without noting that one is an accident of orthography. The ey spelling is entirely modern, and our records show it separating from Grayson only in the last few decades.
Greyson in use
Our data shows Greyson peaking in 2017 and still rising, and it first appears in our records in 1965. Grayson, the a-spelling, ranks considerably higher — this is one of several pairs on this site where a respelling now runs alongside its original as a separate entry in the charts.
How popular is Greyson?
In 2025, Greyson was given to 2,457 babies in the United States, ranking #149 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Greyson 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 Greyson
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Greyson also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Greyson over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Greyson
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Greyson in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Greyson
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Greyson — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Greyson
What does the name Greyson mean?
Greyson means "son of the steward," from grieve, an old northern word for a bailiff.
Does Greyson mean gray-haired?
No — that reading comes from the modern spelling. The source word is grieve, a steward, related to the German Graf.
Is it Greyson or Grayson?
Grayson is the original surname spelling and ranks higher. Greyson is a modern variant.
How popular is the name Greyson?
In 2025, Greyson was given to 2,457 babies in the United States, ranking #149 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Greyson a girl's or a boy's name?
Greyson is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Greyson most popular?
Greyson peaked in 2017, when 4,889 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Greyson?
Greyson is usually shortened to Grey and Gray.
Is Greyson a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Greyson currently ranks #149 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.