Greyson is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Greyson means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Greyson across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Greyson has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Greyson is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “son of the steward”. A variant spelling of Grayson.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 61,043 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,105 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 82 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 18 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Greyson per year, United States (1965 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (4,889/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (138/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (13/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2018 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2020 (3/yr).
Greyson has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #128 nationally (given to 5,001 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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