Declining since 2020, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Graylee since 2009
Babies named Graylee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 76 |
| 2020s | 79 |
Meaning & origin
Graylee is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2009. It is formed by combining the color word Gray with the fashionable suffix -lee, a pattern seen in many 21st-century feminine names. The name reached its peak popularity in 2020, ranking 8,860, a year where it was given to about 1 in 146,115 newborns. Since then, its usage has been on a declining trajectory. While it has no recorded top states or historical etymological roots, Graylee fits the contemporary American naming style that favors unique phonetic combinations. It remains a rare but recognizable choice, reflecting modern creativity in naming.
Graylee is a modern coinage, first recorded in U.S. data in 2009. It follows the trend of creating feminine names from color words (like 'Gray') combined with the popular -lee suffix (as in Kaylee, Rylee). It may also be a respelling of Grayleigh, itself a modern invention. The name has no historical usage outside the 21st century.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Grayleigh, Grayslee
Sibling names for Graylee
Names that share Graylee's style, for a brother or sister.
