How Many People Are Named Grayling?
An estimated 430 people in the United States have the first name Grayling. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Grayling peaked in popularity in 1959 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grayling as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Grayling paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
430
About 1 in 797,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1959
61 births
Total Registered
529
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grayling
Grayling is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 529 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Grayling as a male name
Ranked #9,325 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1959 (61 births)
Grayling: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grayling span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 327 babies were registered. Grayling has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grayling by Decade
How has Grayling tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Grayling by State
Birth registrations for Grayling span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Tennessee. On average, about 10 Graylings were registered per state.
Grayling + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grayling as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Grayling: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grayling?
We estimate approximately 430 people named Grayling are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 797,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Grayling a common name?
Grayling is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 529 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grayling most popular?
Grayling reached peak popularity in 1959, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grayling is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grayling a male name?
Grayling is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grayling Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grayling Smith, Grayling Johnson, Grayling Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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