Fun Facts About the Name Graison
- 467 babies named Graison: U.S. records list 467 babies given the name Graison from 1880 through 2025. Even 36 girls received the name Graison - about 1 girl for every 12 boys.
What Does the Name Graison Mean?
Graison is a spelling variant of Grayson, an English surname. The usual explanation of Grayson is that it is a patronymic formed from the Middle English byname Gray plus -son. Gray comes from Old English grǣg, "grey," and was likely a nickname for a person with grey hair, a grey beard, or grey clothing. In that derivation, Grayson means "son of Gray." A second, less certain explanation derives the first element from Middle English grave or grieve, a steward or bailiff, giving "son of the steward." The modern given name is often glossed with one or the other meaning, but the "son of Gray" explanation is the one more often given.
Graison Name History & Origins
Grayson is a northern English surname. Patronymic surnames ending in -son were especially common in Yorkshire, Durham, and other parts of northern England, where they typically identified a person as the son of a father or bearer of a byname. The surname Gray itself is found widely in England and Scotland and may come from the grey nickname or from an older personal name. Grayson belongs to this surname tradition; it is not a French or Irish name in its usual explanation.
Grayson later entered use as a first name, a common path for English surnames in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. The spelling Graison is a modern respelling of Grayson, with ai in place of ay. It is pronounced the same way as Grayson and is generally treated as the same name rather than as a separate traditional surname.
How Popular is the Name Graison?
Graison has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #3,398 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #12,705 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #16,086 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #16,177 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #17,388 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #14,791 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #15,897 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,856 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,958 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,044 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,510 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #4,535 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,316 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #5,225 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,167 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #4,368 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,033 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #4,209 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #3,938 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #4,104 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,179 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #3,462 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #3,398 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #5,646 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #4,594 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #10,145 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #6,606 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #7,302 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #10,420 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #10,015 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,692 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,178 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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