Gray

GRAY /ˈɡɹeɪ/
boy 1 syllable cooling

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.

About the name Gray

PronunciationGRAY /ˈɡɹeɪ/
CultureEnglish
#5,614among girls 2025
#1,418among boys 2025
#709unisex rank 2025
#2,698among all names 2025
22girls 2025
128boys 2025

Names similar to Gray

How popular is Gray?

Boys named Gray 128 in 2025
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Boys named Gray per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1885–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Gray 22 in 2025
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Girls named Gray per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1885–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Gray total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025150150#5,614#1,418
2024167167#5,204#1,345
2023208208#4,312#1,175
2022205205#3,730#1,209
2021211211#3,511#1,180
2020188188#3,859#1,237
2019191191#4,099#1,219
2018187187#3,808#1,246
2017180180#4,170#1,259
2016188188#3,546#1,270
2015186186#3,500#1,275
2014174174#3,387#1,353
2013147147#5,194#1,391
2012137137#7,245#1,394
2011119119#6,011#1,591
2010121121#5,681#1,618
2009109109#6,653#1,735
20089494#7,526#1,881
20079595#8,690#1,802
20068181#10,149#1,927
20056565#9,682#2,218
20045454#2,171
20035757#2,016
20024646#2,268
20015757#14,137#2,068
20003939#2,452
19995353#1,867
19983838#2,325
199742#2,111
199661#14,278#1,695
199552#1,716
199464#10,960#1,620
199354#1,645
199229#2,487
199122#2,942
199030#2,334
198949#1,624
198828#2,214
198741#11,934#1,810
198621#2,549
198526#2,145
198429#1,908
198315#2,971
198219#2,540
198118#2,612
198017#2,768
197916#2,818
197820#2,313
197718#2,494
19769#3,827
197522#2,087
197419#2,224
197328#1,670
197223#1,888
197121#2,005
197027#1,673
196928#1,539
196828#1,486
196720#1,780
196627#1,491
196526#1,537
196429#1,474
196339#1,242
196249#1,097
196127#1,559
196033#1,386
195937#1,285
195842#1,194
195733#1,375
195639#1,222
195541#1,175
195436#5,366#1,393
195328#1,441
195232#1,331
195124#1,537
195032#5,592#1,409
194932#1,286
194823#1,534
194735#1,243
194625#1,422
194517#1,653
194426#4,822#1,501
194314#2,021
194224#1,438
194127#1,283
194011#2,234
193916#1,749
193815#1,852
193720#1,552
193613#1,996
193523#4,483#1,682
193419#1,634
193313#2,033
193215#1,950
193113#2,146
193016#1,919
192914#2,136
192814#2,205
192717#1,983
192618#1,862
192522#1,655
192422#1,697
192318#1,900
192220#1,787
192122#5,435#2,012
192033#1,263
191932#4,009#1,461
191817#1,941
191717#1,851
191613#2,197
191529#1,226
191412#1,909
191312#2,985#2,620
191219#3,165#1,303
19117#1,448
19095#1,552
19086#1,284
19065#1,315
19036#1,068
19016#990
190010#869
18995#1,110
18975#1,130
18955#1,152
18897#838
18875#985
18855#998