Graeme

Where Graeme comes from

The dictionaries list Graeme as a given name — a male given name transferred from the surname — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1933
    First appearance
    #3,642 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1953
    Graeme Souness born
    Scottish association football player and manager
  3. 1977
    Graeme Dott born
    Scottish snooker player
  4. 2012
    Peak, #989
    201 babies named Graeme — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,809.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Graeme Souness · Scottish association football player and manager, born 1953
  • Graeme Dott · Scottish snooker player, born 1977
  • Graeme Le Saux · English footballer, born 1968
  • Graeme Sharp · Scottish footballer and manager, born 1960
  • Graeme Brown · Australian cyclist, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.