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 [ 2 syll. gray-son, gr-ays-on ] The boy name Grayson is pronounced GREYSahN KEY. Grayson's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. The name is of the meaning 'son of Grave, son of the steward'. From son ; greyve meaning 'steward'. The first name is derived from the English surname, which is ultimately of the first name Grave of the Old English element greyve ('steward'). The name Grave could have originated as a nickname for someone working as a steward. Variants of Grayson include Gray (English) and Grey (English). Greyson (English variant spelling) is another form of Grayson. Grayson is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of only very modest use. At the recent peak of its usage in 2008, 0.097% of baby boys were given the name Grayson. Its ranking then was #188. Out of all boy names in its group, Grayson was the most popular in 2008. Grayson was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Greyson (English), in that year. Baby names that sound like Grayson include Greyson (English), Gershon (Hebrew), Gratian (English and German), Gresham (English), Garjana (Indian), Garrison (English), Grazian (German), and Graciano (Portuguese and Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Grayson: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
