Greyson
Meaning of Greyson
Greyson is a variant spelling of Grayson, an English surname that has become a given name. Name dictionaries generally derive the surname from the Old English words for grey and son, giving son of the grey-haired one; some also link the first element to the reeve or steward, giving son of the steward. Both explanations are commonly reported, so the precise sense is not settled, though the surname origin itself is. The usual American pronunciation is GRAY-suhn.
The best-known namesake is Greyson Chance, the American singer-songwriter who went viral in 2010 with a YouTube cover and whose 2011 debut album, Hold On til the Night, reached number 29 on the Billboard 200. Greyson Lambert, a former college quarterback at Virginia and Georgia, is familiar to followers of American football.
As a given name Greyson was uncommon for most of the twentieth century and climbed quickly from the 1990s onward. It first entered the top 100 in 2016, when 4,326 boys received it, and peaked at 77th in 2018 with 4,754 births. The name has eased since: in 2025 it ranked 149th with 2,439 boys, less than half its peak annual count.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as GRAY-suhn (/ˈɡreɪ.sən/)
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Notable People Named Greyson
| Greyson Chance is an American singer songwriter who went viral in 2010 with a Paparazzi cover on YouTube, signed with the eleveneleven imprint founded by Ellen DeGeneres, and had his 2011 album Hold On til the Night peak at number 29 on the Billboard 200. |
| Greyson Bryce Lambert is an American former football quarterback who played at Virginia and Georgia before signing with the Texas Rangers as a baseball pitcher. |
