Grayson: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of the steward”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- GRAY-sun · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
Originally an English surname meaning 'son of the grayve/grieve', a steward or estate manager. Its use as a first name is modern and follows the surname-as-given-name pattern.
How popular is Grayson?
Babies named Grayson in 20246,254
2024 rank#48 boys
Peak year2018
Total US babies since 1880127,278
Grayson is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Grayson
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Grayson questions
What does the name Grayson mean?
Grayson means "son of the steward". It comes from English. Originally an English surname meaning 'son of the grayve/grieve', a steward or estate manager. Its use as a first name is modern and follows the surname-as-given-name pattern.
Is Grayson a boy or girl name?
Grayson is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Grayson?
6,254 US babies were named Grayson in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.
How do you pronounce Grayson?
Grayson is usually pronounced GRAY-sun.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.