Greyson

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?

2024866 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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.

  • Graysonson of the steward · English
  • Graysenmodern spelling of Grayson · American (modern coinage)
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English

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.