Gray

Color name, also diminutive of Grayson
"the son of the bailiff"

Gray Origin and Meaning

The name Gray is a boy's name of English origin.

The girls have Violet and Scarlet and Ruby and Rose, but for the boys there's a much more limited palette of color names. Gray (or Grey), is one exception, which could make for a soft and evocative--if slightly somber-- choice, especially in the middle. Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney recently named their son Leo Grey.

A common surname, Gray/Grey is still an unusual first name choice--it hasn't made it into the Top 1000 in this century--while longer forms Grayson and Greyson are climbing rapidly, with Grayson at Number 97, and his twin at 200.

The best known bearer of the name, former Governor Gray Davis of California, was born Joseph Graham Davis, Jr, and others with Gray names include Graydon Carter (born Edward Graydon), editor of "Vanity Fair," and Grayer, the child in "The Nanny Diaries."

# 990 in the US

Gray Rank in US Top 1000

# 508 on Nameberry

Gray Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Gray Popularity

Famous People Named Gray

  • Gray Davis
    former governor of California
  • Matthew Gray Gubler
    American actor
  • Terius Gray
    American rapper
  • Matthew Gray Nelson
    musician and twin son of actor/musician Ricky Nelson
  • Josh Gray
    member of Irish boyband HomeTown
  • Lee Seunghwa “Gray”
    member of Korean record label AOMG
  • Conan Gray
    American Singer and YouTuber

Gray in Pop Culture

  • Gray Grantham
    a lead character in "The Pelican Brief"
  • Gray Fullbuster
    character in the anime "Fairy Tail"
  • Gray Mitchell
    boy character in "Jurassic World"
  • Gray
    character from the 'Harvest Moon' games
  • Gray Wing
    character from the book series "Warriors" by Erin Hunter
  • Graystripe
    character from the book series "Warriors" by Erin Hunter