Greyson
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Meaning
"son of the steward," by the usual reading of the Middle English greyve, or simply "the grey one's son"; a surname that joined the 2000s -son wave with its own built-in color. The Grey spelling adds a silvery, English finish
The story
Greyson is an English surname, son of Gray, dressed in the spelling that makes it feel a shade softer and more storybook than Grayson with an a. As a given name it is a genuine newcomer: American records show essentially nothing under this spelling until the 1970s, and even then only a trace. The climb that followed belongs to one of the defining trends of modern naming, the wholesale adoption of surnames ending in son: Grayson led, Greyson followed, and by the 2010s the e-spelling had carved out a full life of its own. It reached its strongest numbers yet in the 2010s and 2020s and shows little sign of retreat. The appeal is easy to name: the gentleness of grey, the polish of a family name, and the friendly nickname Grey waiting quietly inside. A newcomer, yes, but one that arrived knowing how to dress.
How popular is Greyson around the world?
In the United States, 20,937 babies were named Greyson between 2020 and 2025.
Greyson is on the official records of the United States, Canada, Scotland, South Australia, England and Wales, Ireland and Brazil.
United States
1 in 1,000
In the United States, 20,937 babies were named Greyson between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Greyson peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure. Greyson went to 3,653 US babies in 2015 and 2,457 in 2025, 67% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 2,200
In Canada, 167 boys named Greyson were born in 2024, the 201st most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Scotland
1 in 3,500
In Scotland, 13 boys named Greyson were registered in 2024, the 290th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
South Australia
1 in 4,6002017
In South Australia, 4 boys were registered as Greyson in 2017.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
England and Wales
1 in 8,200
In England and Wales, 71 boys named Greyson were born in 2025, the 549th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Ireland
1 in 14,000
In Ireland, 4 boys named Greyson were born in 2025, the 676th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Brazil
1 in 1M
At the 2022 census, 175 people in Brazil were named Greyson, ranked 27,903rd, with a median age of 33.
Among people named Greyson living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Austria
last on record 2015
Greyson is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
New Zealand
last on record 2024
Greyson is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Greyson
Most people given the name Greyson in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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