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Grayson
GraysonSay it GRAY-sun
- Meaning today
- Son of the steward, son of the grey-haired one
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- GRAY-sun
- Other spellings
- Greyson, Graysen
Grayson
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Grayson meaning
Grayson is an international boy's name.
Meaning today
Son of the steward, son of the grey-haired one
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Grayson is an English surname that became a popular American first name. Its origin is not fully settled. Surname dictionaries explain it as a northern English form of Graveson, "son of the reeve", the official who managed a village or estate for its lord; the old word greve came from Old Norse and Old English words for an official. Other experts see it as an English form of the Scottish Grierson or as "son of Gray". Name lists often say "son of the grey-haired one", which we found no support for. We could not check a dictionary directly, so we leave the meaning open. Greyson is a variant spelling.
References: Wikipedia, Grayson (surname) · Online Etymology Dictionary, reeve
Popularity abroad
- #51 United States, boys 2025 (down 3 from 48 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #104 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Grayson · Greyson · Graysen