How to say it
GREY · son
/ˈɡreɪ.sən/
Masculine
Greyson
Son of the gray-haired
What it means
Variant spelling of Grayson, an English surname meaning 'son of the gray-haired man' or 'son of the steward' (Old French grayve). The Grey/Gray family is one of England's oldest noble lines; Lady Jane Grey reigned as queen for nine days in 1553.
Greyson is a variant spelling of Grayson, an English surname with two possible roots. The dominant reading takes it as 'son of the gray-haired man' (Old English grǣg + son). The alternate derives it from the Old French grayve ('steward, bailiff') plus son. The Grey/Gray family is one of England's oldest noble lines; Lady Jane Grey reigned as queen for nine days in July 1553 before her cousin Mary I executed her. As a first name Greyson surfaced in the US after 2000; the Grayson spelling dominated through the 2010s but Greyson is now the second-most-common spelling. Grayson Chrisley of the Chrisley Knows Best reality show kept the name visible. It entered the US top 500 in 2010. Common short: Grey or Gray.
Popularity over time
peaked at #77 in 2018, currently #149 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
Grayson (A) and Greyson (E) are the same name; Grayson is the older dominant US spelling, Greyson is the more recent runner-up.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Lady Jane Grey Queen of England for nine days in 1553, the surname anchor
Spelling variants
- Grayson
- Graysen
- Greysen
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