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Gray

Boy's name · #1418 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Gray reached its best rank, #838, in 1889 and ranked #1418 in 2025. Roughly 5,200 boys have been named Gray since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,325 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,493 in Canada (2024).

Famous Grays

• Gray Davis — Governor of California from 1999 to 2003
• Gray Maynard — American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Gray Frederickson — American film producer
• Gray Barker — American writer (1925–1984)
• Gray Hofmeyr — South African film director

In stories & tradition

• Gray Fox — Metal Gear (video game series)
• Gray Fullbuster^it — Fairy Tail (manga)
• Gray Anderson^pt — Jericho (TV series)

What Grays become

Among 61 notable people named Gray:

No single standout — notable Grays spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Grey (#1014), Gray would rank around #742 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Grey and Gray.

Similar names: Grey · Ansel · Graysen · Esai · Lake · Wylie

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