Grason
Of English origin, meaning "son of a grass worker or grazer".
Name Census estimates that about 376 living Americans carry the first name Grason. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Grason today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Grason births was 2006 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Grason. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
376
~ 1 in 911,581 Americans
Peak year
2006
27 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2022 SSA rank
#11,341
Tracked since 1992
Census
Grason in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 615 people with the first name Grason, which placed it at #17,751 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,751
National first-name rank
People counted
615
615 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Grason
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Grason is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.6%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Grason described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Grason at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.4% · 464
- Hispanic or Latino8.6% · 53
- Two or more races7.0% · 43
- Black or African American6.2% · 38
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 4
Popularity
Grason: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Grason from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 182 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Grason by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Grason during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Grasons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Grason
The name Grason is believed to have its origins in the ancient Germanic language, deriving from the elements "gras" meaning "grass" and "son" meaning "son." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived or worked in a grassy area or meadow.
While the exact origin of the name is uncertain, it is thought to have emerged during the medieval period in regions where Germanic languages were spoken, such as parts of modern-day Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 12th century, with variations in spelling including Grasson, Grayson, and Grasun.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Grason was a German knight named Grason von Lichtenberg, who fought in the Crusades during the late 12th century. Another notable figure was Grason the Scribe, a 13th-century monk from the Netherlands who was renowned for his beautiful calligraphy and illuminated manuscripts.
In the 15th century, a French explorer named Grason Dubois is believed to have accompanied Jacques Cartier on his expeditions to North America, although records of his life are scarce. A century later, a German painter named Grason Heinzelmann gained recognition for his portraits of nobility and religious figures.
Moving into the 18th century, Grason Wilkinson was a British botanist who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in North America. He is credited with discovering several new species of flora during his expeditions.
While the name Grason has been relatively uncommon throughout history, it has been carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions, reflecting its rich and varied heritage.
People
Grason + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Grason as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Grason: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grason?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 376 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Grason going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 911,581 US residents.
Is Grason a common name?
We classify Grason as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 380 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Grason most popular?
The single biggest year for Grason was 2006, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Grason is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Grason in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 615 people with the name Grason, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,751 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Grason in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Grason?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Grason leans strongly male. 598 people counted with this name were male (96.9%), compared with 19 female bearers (3.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Grason?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Grason is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.6%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Grason most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Grason in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.4% (464 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Grason in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Grason a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Grason in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Grason still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Grason in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Grason can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Grason?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.