Grey

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

Boy's name · #1014 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Grey is near its high-water mark: it reached #717 in 2021 and still ranked #1014 in 2025. About 6,100 boys have carried it since 1913. Together with its spelling variant Gray (#1418), Grey 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 8,400 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Greys

Grey Damon — American actor
Grey Owl — Canadian writer and lecturer (1888–1938) who passed as half Indian in the latter years of his life
Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie — Earl of Gowrie (1939–2021)
Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos — English politician and peer
Grey Zabel — American football player (born 2002)

In stories & tradition

Grey Gargoyle — Journey into Mystery
Grey Goblin — Earth-616
Grey Brother — The Jungle Book

What Greys become

Among 44 notable people named Grey:

Entertainers appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Grey Damon, American actor.

Similar names: Gray · Thatcher · Greysen · Kyree · Gatlin · Khari

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