Grey: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “gray-haired”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- GRAY · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (85% of all uses)
Transferred use of the English surname Grey, originally a nickname for someone with gray hair or clothing. As a given name it is modern in style.
How popular is Grey?
Babies named Grey in 2024326
2024 rank#877 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18806,853
Grey is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Grey
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Grey questions
What does the name Grey mean?
Grey means "gray-haired". It comes from English. Transferred use of the English surname Grey, originally a nickname for someone with gray hair or clothing. As a given name it is modern in style.
Is Grey a boy or girl name?
Grey is mainly a boy's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Grey?
326 US babies were named Grey in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Grey?
Grey is usually pronounced GRAY.
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.