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Gray

“Gray-haired or gray-bearded” — English origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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
• Gray Fullbuster — Fairy Tail · Fairy Tail: Portable Guild
• Gray Anderson — Jericho

What Grays become

Among 61 notable people named Gray:

No single standout — notable Grays spread across many fields.

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

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