Is Gray a boy or girl name?
Gray is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 142 boys were named Gray, so 15% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 11.5% of the 5,692 US babies named Gray were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,343
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,185
- Babies named Gray since 1885
- 5,692
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 211 babies
Boys and girls named Gray, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 140 | 18 | 11.4% |
| 1920s | 195 | 5 | 2.5% |
| 1930s | 158 | 5 | 3.1% |
| 1940s | 229 | 5 | 2.1% |
| 1950s | 333 | 11 | 3.2% |
| 1960s | 306 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 258 | 5 | 1.9% |
| 1990s | 433 | 12 | 2.7% |
| 2000s | 618 | 79 | 11.3% |
| 2010s | 1,296 | 334 | 20.5% |
| 2020s | 799 | 180 | 18.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 142 | #1,343 | 25 | #5,185 |
| 2023 | 175 | #1,174 | 33 | #4,305 |
| 2022 | 164 | #1,208 | 41 | #3,727 |
| 2021 | 167 | #1,179 | 44 | #3,509 |
| 2020 | 151 | #1,237 | 37 | #3,857 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,219 | 35 | #4,098 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,246 | 39 | #3,808 |
| 2017 | 145 | #1,259 | 35 | #4,168 |
| 2016 | 144 | #1,268 | 44 | #3,543 |
| 2015 | 141 | #1,274 | 45 | #3,499 |
| 2014 | 127 | #1,353 | 47 | #3,386 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,390 | 26 | #5,194 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,394 | 17 | #7,244 |
| 2011 | 97 | #1,591 | 22 | #6,011 |
| 2010 | 97 | #1,618 | 24 | #5,679 |
| 2009 | 89 | #1,735 | 20 | #6,653 |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,881 | 17 | #7,525 |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,802 | 14 | #8,689 |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,927 | 11 | #10,148 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,218 | 11 | #9,682 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,171 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,068 | 6 | #14,136 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 53 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,695 | 5 | #14,278 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,620 | 7 | #10,960 |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,810 | 5 | #11,933 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,818 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 33 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 39 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,393 | 6 | #5,366 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,409 | 5 | #5,592 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,501 | 5 | #4,822 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,682 | 5 | #4,483 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,012 | 5 | #5,435 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,461 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,620 | 6 | #2,985 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,303 | 5 | #3,165 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #998 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gray reached #838 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #2,985 in 1913. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gray
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.