How Many People Are Named Grayton?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Grayton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Grayton peaked in popularity in 2013 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grayton 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 Grayton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2013
16 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grayton
Grayton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 189 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Grayton as a male name
Ranked #8,533 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (16 births)
Grayton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grayton span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 112 babies were registered. While Grayton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Grayton by Decade
How has Grayton 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.
Grayton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grayton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grayton
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Grayton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grayton?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Grayton 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 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Grayton a common name?
Grayton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grayton most popular?
Grayton reached peak popularity in 2013, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grayton is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grayton a male name?
Grayton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grayton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grayton Smith, Grayton Johnson, Grayton 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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