Grey is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Grey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,014 among boys (222) and #4,487 among girls (31) — overall #1,904 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | 253 | #4,487 | #1,014 |
| 2024 | 328 | 328 | #3,094 | #876 |
| 2023 | 325 | 325 | #3,291 | #863 |
| 2022 | 390 | 390 | #2,936 | #759 |
| 2021 | 445 | 445 | #2,236 | #717 |
| 2020 | 371 | 371 | #2,509 | #778 |
| 2019 | 404 | 404 | #2,544 | #725 |
| 2018 | 399 | 399 | #2,570 | #724 |
| 2017 | 398 | 398 | #2,520 | #733 |
| 2016 | 385 | 385 | #2,717 | #758 |
| 2015 | 306 | 306 | #2,511 | #917 |
| 2014 | 317 | 317 | #2,293 | #910 |
| 2013 | 248 | 248 | #3,528 | #982 |
| 2012 | 228 | 228 | #3,666 | #1,042 |
| 2011 | 156 | 156 | #4,724 | #1,346 |
| 2010 | 132 | 132 | #5,305 | #1,529 |
| 2009 | 149 | 149 | #7,459 | #1,321 |
| 2008 | 136 | 136 | #6,008 | #1,456 |
| 2007 | 117 | 117 | #8,692 | #1,530 |
| 2006 | 98 | 98 | #10,151 | #1,647 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #15,153 | #2,385 |
| 2004 | 75 | 75 | #14,794 | #1,808 |
| 2003 | 62 | 62 | #16,642 | #2,017 |
| 2002 | 61 | 61 | #14,205 | #2,005 |
| 2001 | 59 | 59 | #8,969 | #2,166 |
| 2000 | 47 | 47 | #15,901 | #2,310 |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | #15,233 | #1,909 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,172 |
| 1997 | 51 | — | #14,541 | #1,975 |
| 1996 | 54 | — | #12,357 | #1,883 |
| 1995 | 43 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #14,192 | #1,835 |
| 1993 | 38 | — | — | #2,106 |
| 1992 | 32 | — | #9,801 | #2,871 |
| 1991 | 36 | — | #13,919 | #2,312 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #13,735 | #2,057 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | — | #2,822 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | — | #2,792 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,251 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | — | #2,319 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #2,999 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,868 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #2,972 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | — | #3,291 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,319 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,237 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,718 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #3,955 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | — | #2,644 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,519 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | — | #3,017 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,917 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | — | #2,365 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,771 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,157 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,603 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,641 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | — | #2,866 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | — | #2,025 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | — | #2,148 |
| 1962 | 15 | — | — | #2,141 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | — | #1,841 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,470 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | — | #2,063 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,211 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | — | #1,982 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,658 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,040 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,602 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,949 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | — | #2,292 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,889 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,687 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,376 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,195 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,602 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,132 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,740 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,781 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #2,986 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,732 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,313 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,796 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,430 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,221 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,380 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,001 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #3,915 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,639 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #3,988 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,366 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,667 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,624 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,605 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,656 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,359 |