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Greyson
Say it: GRAY-sun
Meaning
A spelling of Grayson, from an English surname meaning 'son of the steward' (Middle English greyve), not from 'grey'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s alongside Grayson.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 44,433 babies given this name since 1965
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 381 boys
- 4,377 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Grayson
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.