Grayson? Sounds like a girls name when said aloud?

[Waveatnoon]

I've mentiond this name to friends etc and they think I'm saying GRACE as in gracelyn or people ask 'is that a girls name'

I think people just hear the name GRACE and think girl.

What to you think?

[Pecano]

I only know boys called Grayson, I wouldn’t even consider it for a girl. Although I don’t think it’s that common so I can see why people might mishear. When you say “this is my son, Grayson” I think people will get it.

For what it’s worth, I love the name Grayson

[Waveatnoon]

I've actually just found out it is also a girls name but the girls spelling is usually Gracen.

[PanicwiththeBisto]

Boys name, the clue is in the "son" bit of the name.

[DanielRicciardosSmile]

It doesn't make me think girl - it doesn't sound particularly feminine. It does make me think of Larry Grayson however.

[Waveatnoon]

Yes I totally get the son part I I'm talking about said aloud

[ForalltheSaints]

I think of Grayson Perry, who sometimes wears a dress as an 'alter ego', Claire.

[dayswithaY]

Shut that door!

[StoorieHoose]

What accent are you saying Grayson in if it sounds like Grace?

[KatieKittens]

Grayson sounds like Grayson to me. A boys name.

[ChocolateChipMuffin2016]

My son is called Grayson, no one has ever mistaken him for a girl, most people think Mason though, not Grayson. Also my young cousin once called him gracey for short which I did not like, we call him Gray.

[Ilovedotcotton]

Definitely a boy’s name.

[ThunderInMyHeart]

Panic, what, like Madison too?

I like it. Makes me think of Grayson Perry

[Birdsgottafly]

People of my generation, 50+, will think of Larry Grayson. So I'm surprised that they associate it with a girl.

I know a few Grahams and they hate the shortening to Grey, of their name. Which Grayson will get.

[wowfudge]

Larry Grayson and Grayson Perry immediately came to mind. Just use Grace instead of mucking around and giving the poor child a lifetime of having to tell people how to spell her name.

[LightningOne]

Definitely sound's more like a boy's name, especially as the female equivalent (Grace) exists and is well known to exist.

Even though other -son names like alison, madison are obviously girls' names, grayson doesn't sound like a girl's name at all.

[Birdsgottafly]

After I typed my first response, I thought, Grayson Perry.

There's room for a lot of piss taking in that name.

[Blueblueyellow]

Yea agree with stooriehoose. I'd pronounce it Gray-son not grace-son.And it's a really nice name.

[greyspottedgoose]

I have a Grayson, I'm not sure why there's a lot of room for pisstaking? But then I don't mock other people's names 🤷🏻‍♀️

[hidinginthenightgarden]

I have a DD called Grace and "grayson" does not at all remind me of it.

[TestingTestingWonTooFree]

I’d think Grayson Perry, so man in a dress

[Snowatdawn]

I understand why it sounds a bit girly. I would avoid as it gives room for teasing.

[Theweasleytwins]

Courtney coxs love interest in Cougar town is called Grayson. Never thought it was girly

[raindancemumma]

Grayson is definitely a (fab) boys name

[ChocolateChipMuffin2016]

Any name give room for teasing! My husband, siblings and I all have normal names and we’re all bullied, even my very normal name ended up somehow rhyming with something else which my parents could never have predicted! Kids can be cruel if they want to be!

[greyspottedgoose]

We use sonny as a nickname