Graham
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #120 for boys in 2025, 2,967 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 2,967 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 61,436since 1881
Graham over time
Rank among boys' names. Graham has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #120 | 2,967 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #129 | 2,798 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #141 | 2,537 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #155 | 2,401 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #161 | 2,381 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #186 | 2,095 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #180 | 2,156 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #182 | 2,174 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #185 | 2,111 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #179 | 2,247 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #176 | 2,378 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #199 | 2,039 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #203 | 1,883 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #215 | 1,715 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #256 | 1,356 |
| 2010 | — | #284 | 1,189 | |
| 2009 | — | #263 | 1,328 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #322 | 1,031 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #382 | 798 |
| 2006 | — | #430 | 649 | |
| 2005 | — | #408 | 670 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #423 | 617 |
| 2003 | — | #395 | 662 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #408 | 619 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #398 | 631 |
| 2000 | — | #405 | 618 | |
| 1999 | — | #405 | 598 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #405 | 600 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #418 | 554 |
| 1996 | — | #405 | 577 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #375 | 633 |
| 1994 | — | #393 | 590 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #352 | 668 |
| 1992 | — | #402 | 571 | |
| 1991 | — | #369 | 629 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #396 | 586 |
| 1989 | — | #416 | 499 | |
| 1988 | — | #406 | 488 | |
| 1987 | — | #398 | 476 | |
| 1986 | — | #339 | 564 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #352 | 522 |
| 1984 | — | #353 | 517 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #345 | 525 |
| 1982 | — | #369 | 474 | |
| 1981 | — | #382 | 448 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #385 | 445 |
| 1979 | — | #416 | 366 | |
| 1978 | — | #466 | 298 | |
| 1977 | — | #532 | 249 | |
| 1976 | — | #508 | 248 | |
| 1975 | — | #527 | 233 | |
| 1974 | — | #582 | 187 | |
| 1973 | — | #593 | 175 | |
| 1972 | — | #572 | 194 | |
| 1971 | — | #568 | 205 | |
| 1970 | — | #613 | 175 | |
| 1969 | — | #615 | 161 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #717 | 110 |
| 1967 | — | #720 | 106 | |
| 1966 | — | #728 | 103 | |
| 1965 | — | #789 | 88 | |
| 1964 | — | #766 | 99 | |
| 1963 | — | #732 | 114 | |
| 1962 | — | #738 | 108 | |
| 1961 | — | #730 | 111 | |
| 1960 | — | #788 | 94 | |
| 1959 | — | #727 | 111 | |
| 1958 | — | #718 | 107 | |
| 1957 | — | #766 | 96 | |
| 1956 | — | #749 | 96 | |
| 1955 | — | #812 | 81 | |
| 1954 | — | #745 | 92 | |
| 1953 | — | #744 | 92 | |
| 1952 | — | #729 | 93 | |
| 1951 | — | #677 | 106 | |
| 1950 | — | #695 | 97 | |
| 1949 | — | #681 | 101 | |
| 1948 | — | #691 | 93 | |
| 1947 | — | #651 | 112 | |
| 1946 | — | #642 | 100 | |
| 1945 | — | #684 | 78 | |
| 1944 | — | #618 | 99 | |
| 1943 | — | #666 | 93 | |
| 1942 | — | #637 | 100 | |
| 1941 | — | #589 | 101 | |
| 1940 | — | #646 | 86 | |
| 1939 | — | #636 | 86 | |
| 1938 | — | #547 | 112 | |
| 1937 | — | #570 | 102 | |
| 1936 | — | #595 | 95 | |
| 1935 | — | #536 | 116 | |
| 1934 | — | #563 | 110 | |
| 1933 | — | #577 | 100 | |
| 1932 | — | #556 | 113 | |
| 1931 | — | #584 | 100 | |
| 1930 | — | #605 | 102 | |
| 1929 | — | #580 | 106 | |
| 1928 | — | #567 | 117 | |
| 1927 | — | #653 | 94 | |
| 1926 | — | #622 | 101 | |
| 1925 | — | #654 | 95 | |
| 1924 | — | #686 | 90 | |
| 1923 | — | #580 | 117 | |
| 1922 | — | #629 | 105 | |
| 1921 | — | #549 | 129 | |
| 1920 | — | #604 | 108 | |
| 1919 | — | #628 | 93 | |
| 1918 | — | #674 | 85 | |
| 1917 | — | #617 | 92 | |
| 1916 | — | #547 | 109 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #572 | 98 |
| 1914 | — | #609 | 68 | |
| 1913 | — | #604 | 53 | |
| 1912 | — | #584 | 48 | |
| 1911 | — | #577 | 28 | |
| 1910 | — | #556 | 26 | |
| 1909 | — | #615 | 19 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #616 | 17 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Graham! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Graham is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#126 · 1 in 388
- South Dakota#161 · 1 in 521
- Minnesota#165 · 1 in 728
- Delaware#188 · 1 in 790
- Virginia#191 · 1 in 977
Best ever in a state: #28 in Nebraska, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #126 | 5 | 1 in 388 |
| South Dakota | #161 | 8 | 1 in 521 |
| Minnesota | #165 | 41 | 1 in 728 |
| Delaware | #188 | 5 | 1 in 790 |
| Virginia | #191 | 44 | 1 in 977 |
| Maine | #193 | 6 | 1 in 850 |
| Connecticut | #202 | 15 | 1 in 1,077 |
| North Carolina | #206 | 54 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Nebraska | #212 | 12 | 1 in 861 |
| Georgia | #214 | 58 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Ohio | #235 | 49 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Colorado | #240 | 28 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Indiana | #257 | 28 | 1 in 1,368 |
| Wisconsin | #257 | 23 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Tennessee | #261 | 27 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Kentucky | #262 | 16 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Iowa | #265 | 14 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Mississippi | #266 | 12 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Illinois | #267 | 52 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Massachusetts | #274 | 19 | 1 in 1,685 |
| Missouri | #274 | 24 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Utah | #275 | 19 | 1 in 1,248 |
| Alabama | #284 | 17 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Louisiana | #287 | 18 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Oklahoma | #288 | 16 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Michigan | #299 | 29 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Kansas | #314 | 12 | 1 in 1,410 |
| South Carolina | #320 | 14 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Pennsylvania | #329 | 29 | 1 in 2,202 |
| Oregon | #332 | 13 | 1 in 1,549 |
| Idaho | #339 | 6 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Maryland | #356 | 14 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Texas | #359 | 88 | 1 in 2,150 |
| Washington | #384 | 18 | 1 in 2,069 |
| New Jersey | #404 | 17 | 1 in 2,681 |
| New York | #419 | 39 | 1 in 2,798 |
| Arizona | #433 | 16 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Florida | #455 | 34 | 1 in 2,956 |
| California | #473 | 70 | 1 in 3,631 |
| Arkansas | #502 | 5 | 1 in 3,042 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Graham
- 9 spots since 2024 (#129 → #120)
- 66 spots since 2020 (#186 → #120)
- 56 spots since 2015 (#176 → #120)
- Biggest jump: 402 spots in 1900 (#1,051 → #649)
- Biggest drop: 350 spots in 1899 (#701 → #1,051)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2025 at #120 (2,967 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1902–2025
- Highest: 1 in 576 boys born in 2025 were named Graham (0.17%)
- 31.3% of all boys named Graham (19,248) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | #631 (1887) | #784 |
| 1890s | 79 | #556 (1895) | #777 |
| 1900s | 126 | #613 (1908) | #674 |
| 1910s | 700 | #547 (1916) | #597 |
| 1920s | 1,062 | #549 (1921) | #612 |
| 1930s | 1,036 | #536 (1935) | #577 |
| 1940s | 963 | #589 (1941) | #651 |
| 1950s | 971 | #677 (1951) | #736 |
| 1960s | 1,094 | #615 (1969) | #732 |
| 1970s | 2,330 | #416 (1979) | #538 |
| 1980s | 4,958 | #339 (1986) | #375 |
| 1990s | 6,006 | #352 (1993) | #392 |
| 2000s | 7,623 | #263 (2009) | #383 |
| 2010s | 19,248 | #176 (2015) | #206 |
| 2020s | 15,179 | #120 (2025) | #149 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Graham in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 270,134 of them was named Graham, which outranked 32.5% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #12,579Zykeira8
- #12,579Zymia8
- #12,579Zyrihanna8
- #13,832Graham7
- #13,832Aahna7
- #13,832Aala7
- #13,832Aaleah7
- #15,405Aahliyah6
- #15,405Aalaiyah6
- #15,405Aamiya6
Tied with 1,572 names at #13,832; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,979 of them was named Graham, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.