Names / Boy names
Grey
Current rank
#1,014
and easing
All-time peak
#717
in 2021
First recorded
1913
in U.S. data
Children named
7,100
since 1913
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #717 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Grey makes its debut in American naming records in 1913, where it reads as a boys' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 2021, at #717 nationally. More than 7,100 children have been given the name overall.