Thirty years of Grayson
Grayson in numbers
Grayson is a newcomer: 4 boys in 2005 (its first published year), and 499 in 2025. Its biggest three-year rise came between 2015 and 2018, from 340 to 742. It ranked 3,208th in 2005, reached 66th in 2020 and ranks 104th now.
† Shapes, averages and turning points are Baby Data calculations from the ONS counts.
Similar spellings in the 2025 list†: Greyson (71), Graeson (4). Matched by their letters, not by meaning or origin. ONS counts each spelling separately, so these are not added to Grayson.
Milestones
First year in each bandChange
- On last year-15%586 to 499
- 5 years-44%884 to 499
- 10 years+47%340 to 499
- 20 years+12,375%4 to 499
- Since 2005 (first published)×1254 to 499
- Total, 1996 to 20258,135boys
† All changes and totals are Baby Data calculations from ONS counts. A total adds only the published years.
Across the three nations, 2025
Each from its own statistics office, never added togetherRank 104 · ONS · 586 in 2024
Rank 68 · NRS · 80 in 2024
Rank 212 · NISRA · 10 in 2024
England and Wales (ONS) count births in the calendar year; Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each comes from its own statistics office and they are never added together.
Year by year, 1996 to 2025 Show all 30 yearsHide the table
| Year | Rank | Babies | Change† | 1 in X† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | 499 | -15% | 1 in 603 |
| 2024 | 90 | 586 | -12% | 1 in 520 |
| 2023 | 78 | 665 | -18% | 1 in 456 |
| 2022 | 71 | 815 | -10% | 1 in 381 |
| 2021 | 68 | 903 | +2% | 1 in 355 |
| 2020 | 66 | 884 | +8% | 1 in 356 |
| 2019 | 72 | 822 | +11% | 1 in 400 |
| 2018 | 83 | 742 | +26% | 1 in 455 |
| 2017 | 109 | 588 | +38% | 1 in 592 |
| 2016 * | 139 | 427 | +26% | 1 in 834 |
| 2015 | 172 | 340 | +30% | 1 in 1,053 |
| 2014 | =218 | 262 | +17% | 1 in 1,362 |
| 2013 | =231 | 224 | +70% | 1 in 1,600 |
| 2012 | =336 | 132 | +32% | 1 in 2,836 |
| 2011 | =392 | 100 | +43% | 1 in 3,710 |
| 2010 | =503 | 70 | +159% | 1 in 5,299 |
| 2009 | =972 | 27 | +4% | 1 in 13,412 |
| 2008 | =987 | 26 | +73% | 1 in 13,959 |
| 2007 | =1,440 | 15 | +275% | 1 in 23,631 |
| 2006 | =3,385 | 4 | +0% | 1 in 85,602 |
| 2005 | =3,208 | 4 | 1 in 82,645 | |
| 2004 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 2003 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 2002 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 2001 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 2000 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 1999 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 1998 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 1997 | n/a | under 3 | ||
| 1996 | n/a | under 3 |
* ONS’s boys’ 2016 file repeats the October total as September, so the 2016 births total is about 932 too low and 1 in X for 2016 is slightly too low. Rank follows ONS: names with the same count share a rank (shown with =). “Under 3” means the name was given to fewer than 3 babies that year, so ONS did not publish it.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. How we calculate