Gray is a boy's name of English origin meaning “Greek.” In 2024 it was given to 142 boys in the United States.
Gray belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Greek” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gray first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #838 in 1889, and in 2024 142 babies received the name — 5,038 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gray means “Greek” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gray is a boy name. In 2024, 142 babies received the name in the US.
Gray comes from the English & American tradition.
Gray first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #838 in 1889, and 142 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gray is pronounced /ɡɹeɪ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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