Greyson: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of the steward”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- GRAY-sun · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname, usually a variant of Grayson. The surname originally meant 'son of the steward' from Middle English greyve/grave, related to reeve.
How popular is Greyson?
Babies named Greyson in 20242,882
2024 rank#127 boys
Peak year2017
Total US babies since 188058,563
Greyson is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Greyson
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Greyson questions
What does the name Greyson mean?
Greyson means "son of the steward". It comes from English. From an English surname, usually a variant of Grayson. The surname originally meant 'son of the steward' from Middle English greyve/grave, related to reeve.
Is Greyson a boy or girl name?
Greyson is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Greyson?
2,882 US babies were named Greyson in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.
How do you pronounce Greyson?
Greyson 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.