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Grayden

100% boys · 48 born in 2025

Grayden has been given to about 2,175 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,125
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Grayden per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 146
  • Born in 202548
  • All time2,175

How popular is Grayden?

Its best year was 2008, when 146 babies were given the name, ranking 1206th. The typical living American called Grayden is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Grayden

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brayden0.89
  2. Rayden0.89
  3. Graysen0.89
  4. Raiden0.81
  5. Jayden0.79
  6. Braiden0.81
  7. Hayden0.79
  8. Ayden0.79

Middle names for Grayden

Ranked by flow score
  1. Grayden Paul0.77
  2. Grayden John0.77
  3. Grayden Blake0.76
  4. Grayden Wade0.76
  5. Grayden Ross0.76
  6. Grayden Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Grayden

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.91
  2. Yarelisister · 0.90
  3. Azariasister · 0.90
  4. Bodebrother · 0.90
  5. Malayasister · 0.90
  6. Bostonbrother · 0.89

Where Grayden is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Grayden Anderson0.77
    2. Grayden White0.72
    3. Grayden Moore0.72
    4. Grayden Hill0.72
    5. Grayden Hall0.72
    6. Grayden Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Grayden

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.