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Graydon Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Graydon

Pronunciation: GRAY-dun

Meaning Gray hill Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#5,464
TREND
1,107
Peak Years
2010, 2008, 2015
Lowest Years
1890, 1903, 1906
Energy Archetype
Reflective & Analytical

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Graydon in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Graydon

  • More than 3 thousand babies named Graydon: U.S. records list 3,509 babies given the name Graydon from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Graydon Mean?

Graydon is an English name meaning 'gray hill'. It is a transferred use of the surname Graydon, which is habitational: the surname comes from a place name formed from the Old English elements grǣg, 'gray', and dūn, 'hill' or 'down'. The literal sense is a gray hill or down, not a personal trait or a symbolic idea. The name is English in origin, and the surname from which it comes is found chiefly in England before it spread to other English-speaking countries.

Graydon Name History & Origins

Graydon began as an English surname. It belongs to the habitational class of surnames, which were taken from the place where a person lived or held land. The place name behind the surname was formed in the Old English period from grǣg and dūn. The surname is found in England and was later carried to North America and elsewhere in the English-speaking world.

As a given name, Graydon is a transferred surname, following the widespread English practice of using family names as first names. Its use as a first name is later than its use as a surname. It is found as a given name in the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking countries. Its main development is therefore the history of the surname rather than a long tradition of royal, religious, or literary naming.

How Popular is the Name Graydon?

Graydon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2010. Its best rank was #763 in 1905.

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.

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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How the Name Graydon Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.

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