NameTides

Gray

Gray was the #1,418 boys' name in the US in 2025 (128 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Gray as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Gray as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Gray as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,418 (128)#2,269 (10)—#2,269 (8)
2024#1,344 (142)#1,282 (21)—#1,432 (15)
2023#1,172 (175)#1,018 (29)#728 (3)#1,592 (12)
2022#1,209 (164)#799 (40)#703 (3)#1,178 (18)
2021#1,179 (167)#688 (51)#477 (6)#1,342 (15)
2020#1,237 (151)#723 (45)#599 (4)#2,013 (8)
2019#1,218 (156)#929 (31)#516 (5)#1,448 (13)
2018#1,244 (148)#749 (44)#704 (3)#1,093 (19)
2017#1,256 (145)#968 (31)#602 (4)#1,510 (12)
2016#1,266 (144)#1,319 (20)#592 (4)#1,069 (20)
2015#1,271 (141)#1,511 (16)—#1,164 (17)
2014#1,348 (127)#2,079 (10)#680 (3)#1,657 (10)
2013#1,387 (121)#1,796 (12)—#1,654 (10)
2012#1,391 (120)#1,852 (12)#669 (3)#1,257 (15)
2011#1,587 (97)#1,688 (13)—#1,802 (9)

Gray as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Gray as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Gray as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,554 (22)——
2024#5,148 (25)——
2023#4,276 (33)——
2022#3,703 (41)—#2,133 (9)
2021#3,491 (44)—#2,616 (7)
2020#3,841 (37)#5,493 (3)#2,163 (9)
2019#4,072 (35)—#2,610 (7)
2018#3,789 (39)#4,684 (4)#2,587 (7)
2017#4,147 (35)#4,763 (4)—
2016#3,523 (44)—#2,892 (6)
2015#3,478 (45)—#2,363 (8)
2014#3,369 (47)—#2,185 (9)
2013#5,143 (26)——
2012#7,144 (17)—#3,334 (5)
2011#5,935 (22)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,172.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.
  • In 2025, 15% of US babies named Gray were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Gray is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gray by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #638TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Gray (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Gray (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GrayCanadaGirls—too few
GrayCanadaBoys#2,2698
GrayEngland & WalesGirls—too few
GrayEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
GrayNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GrayScotlandBoys—too few
GrayUSGirls#5,55422
GrayUSBoys#1,418128