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Gray

GRAY

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Old English 'grǽg' meaning the colour grey—evokes wisdom, neutrality, and stormy sophistication. Minimalist one-syllable name with literary and artistic associations.”

Popularity Over Time

Gray US popularity rank over timeRank 3909 in 1976 to rank 868 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#868#2389#39091900192019401960198020002024

Gray is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

1

Style

MinimalModernBold

Famous Bearers

  • Gray (colour name)
  • Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde character)
  • Gray Maynard (fighter)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong →

Similar Names

Grey

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Grayson

Old English Top 50

Graeme

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Blake

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sterling

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sage

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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People Also Ask

Old English 'grǽg' meaning the colour grey—evokes wisdom, neutrality, and stormy sophistication. Minimalist one-syllable name with literary and artistic associations.

Gray is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Gray works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Gray include Blake, Sterling, Sage.