Gray is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Gray is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,418 among boys (128) and #5,614 among girls (22) — overall #2,698 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 150 | 150 | #5,614 | #1,418 |
| 2024 | 167 | 167 | #5,204 | #1,345 |
| 2023 | 208 | 208 | #4,312 | #1,175 |
| 2022 | 205 | 205 | #3,730 | #1,209 |
| 2021 | 211 | 211 | #3,511 | #1,180 |
| 2020 | 188 | 188 | #3,859 | #1,237 |
| 2019 | 191 | 191 | #4,099 | #1,219 |
| 2018 | 187 | 187 | #3,808 | #1,246 |
| 2017 | 180 | 180 | #4,170 | #1,259 |
| 2016 | 188 | 188 | #3,546 | #1,270 |
| 2015 | 186 | 186 | #3,500 | #1,275 |
| 2014 | 174 | 174 | #3,387 | #1,353 |
| 2013 | 147 | 147 | #5,194 | #1,391 |
| 2012 | 137 | 137 | #7,245 | #1,394 |
| 2011 | 119 | 119 | #6,011 | #1,591 |
| 2010 | 121 | 121 | #5,681 | #1,618 |
| 2009 | 109 | 109 | #6,653 | #1,735 |
| 2008 | 94 | 94 | #7,526 | #1,881 |
| 2007 | 95 | 95 | #8,690 | #1,802 |
| 2006 | 81 | 81 | #10,149 | #1,927 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | #9,682 | #2,218 |
| 2004 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,171 |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,016 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,268 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #14,137 | #2,068 |
| 2000 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,452 |
| 1999 | 53 | 53 | — | #1,867 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,325 |
| 1997 | 42 | — | — | #2,111 |
| 1996 | 61 | — | #14,278 | #1,695 |
| 1995 | 52 | — | — | #1,716 |
| 1994 | 64 | — | #10,960 | #1,620 |
| 1993 | 54 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | — | #2,942 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | — | #2,334 |
| 1989 | 49 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | #11,934 | #1,810 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | — | #2,145 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | — | #1,908 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #2,971 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | — | #2,540 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,612 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,768 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,818 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | — | #2,313 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | #2,494 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,827 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | — | #2,224 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | — | #1,670 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | — | #1,888 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | — | #2,005 |
| 1970 | 27 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | — | #1,539 |
| 1968 | 28 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | — | #1,780 |
| 1966 | 27 | — | — | #1,491 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1964 | 29 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | — | #1,242 |
| 1962 | 49 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1961 | 27 | — | — | #1,559 |
| 1960 | 33 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1959 | 37 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1958 | 42 | — | — | #1,194 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | — | #1,375 |
| 1956 | 39 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1955 | 41 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1954 | 36 | — | #5,366 | #1,393 |
| 1953 | 28 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1952 | 32 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1951 | 24 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1950 | 32 | — | #5,592 | #1,409 |
| 1949 | 32 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1947 | 35 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | — | #1,422 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1944 | 26 | — | #4,822 | #1,501 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1942 | 24 | — | — | #1,438 |
| 1941 | 27 | — | — | #1,283 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,234 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | — | #1,552 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | — | #1,996 |
| 1935 | 23 | — | #4,483 | #1,682 |
| 1934 | 19 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | — | #2,033 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,950 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | — | #2,146 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | — | #2,136 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,205 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | — | #1,983 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,697 |
| 1923 | 18 | — | — | #1,900 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | — | #1,787 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | #5,435 | #2,012 |
| 1920 | 33 | — | — | #1,263 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | #4,009 | #1,461 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,197 |
| 1915 | 29 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | — | #1,909 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #2,985 | #2,620 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | #3,165 | #1,303 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,448 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,552 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #990 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | — | #869 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,152 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #838 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #985 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #998 |