Gray

Given to 5,842 US babies since 1885

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#5554

recorded as girls

406 since 2024

#1418

recorded as boys

74 since 2024

Babies in 2025

150

girls 22 · boys 128

Peak year

2023

175 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,842

since 1885

Born a Gray? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Gray was most popular in 2023, when 175 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.10 per 1,000). In 2025, 128 babies were named Gray, ranking #1418 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	22	5554	128	1418
2024	25	5148	142	1344
2023	33	4276	175	1172
2022	41	3703	164	1209
2021	44	3491	167	1179
2020	37	3841	151	1237
2019	35	4072	156	1218
2018	39	3789	148	1244
2017	35	4147	145	1256
2016	44	3523	144	1266
2015	45	3478	141	1271
2014	47	3369	127	1348
2013	26	5143	121	1387
2012	17	7144	120	1391
2011	22	5935	97	1587
2010	24	5602	97	1612
2009	20	6544	89	1731
2008	17	7408	77	1874
2007	14	8520	81	1795
2006	11	9901	70	1919
2005	11	9452	54	2206
2004	<5	—	54	2164
2003	<5	—	57	2006
2002	<5	—	46	2249
2001	6	13521	51	2050
2000	<5	—	39	2425
1999	<5	—	53	1858
1998	<5	—	38	2312
1997	<5	—	42	2096
1996	5	13518	56	1690
1995	<5	—	52	1706
1994	7	10569	57	1608
1993	<5	—	54	1638
1992	<5	—	29	2467
1991	<5	—	22	2915
1990	<5	—	30	2308
1989	<5	—	49	1615
1988	<5	—	28	2197
1987	5	11325	36	1793
1986	<5	—	21	2510
1985	<5	—	26	2116
1984	<5	—	29	1885
1983	<5	—	15	2912
1982	<5	—	19	2518
1981	<5	—	18	2569
1980	<5	—	17	2729
1979	<5	—	16	2777
1978	<5	—	20	2279
1977	<5	—	18	2458
1976	<5	—	9	3724
1975	<5	—	22	2065
1974	<5	—	19	2199
1973	<5	—	28	1653
1972	<5	—	23	1871
1971	<5	—	21	1987
1970	<5	—	27	1658
1969	<5	—	28	1526
1968	<5	—	28	1478
1967	<5	—	20	1758
1966	<5	—	27	1484
1965	<5	—	26	1513
1964	<5	—	29	1462
1963	<5	—	39	1238
1962	<5	—	49	1091
1961	<5	—	27	1552
1960	<5	—	33	1382
1959	<5	—	37	1280
1958	<5	—	42	1186
1957	<5	—	33	1364
1956	<5	—	39	1218
1955	<5	—	41	1167
1954	6	5148	30	1382
1953	<5	—	28	1427
1952	<5	—	32	1323
1951	<5	—	24	1519
1950	5	5301	27	1395
1949	<5	—	32	1275
1948	<5	—	23	1519
1947	<5	—	35	1233
1946	<5	—	25	1409
1945	<5	—	17	1633
1944	5	4574	21	1483
1943	<5	—	14	1986
1942	<5	—	24	1421
1941	<5	—	27	1276
1940	<5	—	11	2179
1939	<5	—	16	1712
1938	<5	—	15	1818
1937	<5	—	20	1528
1936	<5	—	13	1964
1935	5	4204	18	1656
1934	<5	—	19	1608
1933	<5	—	13	1997
1932	<5	—	15	1922
1931	<5	—	13	2101
1930	<5	—	16	1889
1929	<5	—	14	2096
1928	<5	—	14	2162
1927	<5	—	17	1959
1926	<5	—	18	1846
1925	<5	—	22	1628
1924	<5	—	22	1675
1923	<5	—	18	1874
1922	<5	—	20	1765
1921	5	5099	17	1980
1920	<5	—	33	1252
1919	7	3817	25	1449
1918	<5	—	17	1905
1917	<5	—	17	1815
1916	<5	—	13	2152
1915	<5	—	29	1217
1914	<5	—	12	1868
1913	6	2827	6	2496
1912	5	2979	14	1268
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	10	836
1899	<5	—	5	1051
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	5	1079
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	7	789
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	5	921
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	5	936