Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Gray

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gray
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

175

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1885Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

18.9%

2024

142

All-time

5,038

Gray has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 175 boys were named Gray.

In 2024, only 142 boys were given the name.

Down 18.9% from its peak.

All told, about 5,038 Americans have been named Gray and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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