Fun Facts About the Name Greydon
- 349 babies named Greydon: U.S. records list 349 babies given the name Greydon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Greydon Mean?
Greydon is a spelling variant of the English name Graydon, which is generally understood to mean 'gray hill.' The derivation is from an Old English place name made up of grǣg 'gray' and dūn 'hill.' The literal sense is a hill with a gray appearance; the name does not have a separate symbolic meaning.
Greydon Name History & Origins
Graydon is an English surname of the place-name type, formed from the name of a place rather than from a trade or a personal name. Surnames of this kind identified people by the place they came from or held. Graydon is also used as a male given name in English-speaking countries, and Greydon is a variant spelling of that given name.
The -ay- and -ey- spellings represent the same pronunciation; the difference is orthographic. Greydon does not have a separate etymology from Graydon.
How Popular is the Name Greydon?
Greydon 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 2008. Its best rank was #4,070 in 2008.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,211 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,863 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #6,257 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #7,274 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #5,800 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #6,541 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,390 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,833 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,637 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #4,940 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,328 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #6,374 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #5,110 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #7,688 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #6,817 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #6,558 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #4,070 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,079 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,608 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,799 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,751 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,994 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,233 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,115 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #5,693 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #9,103 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,537 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,159 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,589 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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