Is Grey a boy or girl name?
Grey is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 52 girls and 274 boys were named Grey, so 16% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.9% of the 6,853 US babies named Grey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #876
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,085
- Babies named Grey since 1913
- 6,853
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 445 babies
Boys and girls named Grey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 406 | 39 | 8.8% |
| 2000s | 755 | 104 | 12.1% |
| 2010s | 2,405 | 568 | 19.1% |
| 2020s | 1,547 | 310 | 16.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 274 | #876 | 52 | #3,085 |
| 2023 | 276 | #862 | 49 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 333 | #759 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2021 | 362 | #717 | 83 | #2,233 |
| 2020 | 302 | #778 | 69 | #2,508 |
| 2019 | 335 | #725 | 69 | #2,544 |
| 2018 | 331 | #723 | 68 | #2,569 |
| 2017 | 327 | #733 | 71 | #2,520 |
| 2016 | 321 | #757 | 64 | #2,717 |
| 2015 | 234 | #917 | 72 | #2,511 |
| 2014 | 236 | #909 | 81 | #2,292 |
| 2013 | 204 | #981 | 44 | #3,528 |
| 2012 | 185 | #1,042 | 43 | #3,666 |
| 2011 | 126 | #1,346 | 30 | #4,724 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,528 | 26 | #5,305 |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,321 | 17 | #7,459 |
| 2008 | 113 | #1,456 | 23 | #6,007 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,529 | 14 | #8,691 |
| 2006 | 87 | #1,647 | 11 | #10,150 |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,385 | 6 | #15,151 |
| 2004 | 69 | #1,808 | 6 | #14,793 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,017 | 5 | #16,640 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,005 | 6 | #14,204 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,166 | 11 | #8,968 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,309 | 5 | #15,901 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,909 | 5 | #15,233 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,975 | 5 | #14,540 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,883 | 6 | #12,357 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,835 | 5 | #14,192 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,871 | 8 | #9,799 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,311 | 5 | #13,919 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,058 | 5 | #13,736 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,867 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,291 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,237 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,718 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,957 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,519 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,017 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,865 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,658 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,040 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,602 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,889 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,602 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,740 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,430 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,221 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,380 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,915 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,639 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,988 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,366 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,667 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,624 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Grey reached #717 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #2,233 in 2021. 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 Grey
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.