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

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Peak · boys
2025 · 2,967 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
61,436
since 1881

Graham over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Graham has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202023boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#1202,967
2024#8,94611#1292,798
2023#6,92216#1412,537
2022#8,54212#1552,401
2021#9,56210#1612,381
2020#12,1427#1862,095
2019#12,4487#1802,156
2018#13,7936#1822,174
2017#9,34111#1852,111
2016#8,39313#1792,247
2015#10,14810#1762,378
2014#10,12910#1992,039
2013#11,9698#2031,883
2012#11,2579#2151,715
2011#13,3477#2561,356
2010—#2841,189
2009—#2631,328
2008#13,8327#3221,031
2007#17,6365#382798
2006—#430649
2005—#408670
2004#14,1796#423617
2003—#395662
2002#13,5956#408619
2001#15,3525#398631
2000—#405618
1999—#405598
1998#12,4266#405600
1997#13,7245#418554
1996—#405577
1995#11,7836#375633
1994—#393590
1993#13,4425#352668
1992—#402571
1991—#369629
1990#12,9585#396586
1989—#416499
1988—#406488
1987—#398476
1986—#339564
1985#9,3076#352522
1984—#353517
1983#9,0156#345525
1982—#369474
1981—#382448
1980#9,0956#385445
1979—#416366
1978—#466298
1977—#532249
1976—#508248
1975—#527233
1974—#582187
1973—#593175
1972—#572194
1971—#568205
1970—#613175
1969—#615161
1968#6,2466#717110
1967—#720106
1966—#728103
1965—#78988
1964—#76699
1963—#732114
1962—#738108
1961—#730111
1960—#78894
1959—#727111
1958—#718107
1957—#76696
1956—#74996
1955—#81281
1954—#74592
1953—#74492
1952—#72993
1951—#677106
1950—#69597
1949—#681101
1948—#69193
1947—#651112
1946—#642100
1945—#68478
1944—#61899
1943—#66693
1942—#637100
1941—#589101
1940—#64686
1939—#63686
1938—#547112
1937—#570102
1936—#59595
1935—#536116
1934—#563110
1933—#577100
1932—#556113
1931—#584100
1930—#605102
1929—#580106
1928—#567117
1927—#65394
1926—#622101
1925—#65495
1924—#68690
1923—#580117
1922—#629105
1921—#549129
1920—#604108
1919—#62893
1918—#67485
1917—#61792
1916—#547109
1915#4,2745#57298
1914—#60968
1913—#60453
1912—#58448
1911—#57728
1910—#55626
1909—#61519
1908—#61318
1907—#61617
1906—#70912
1905—#69912
1904—#68612
1903—#61913
1902—#8628
1901——
1900—#64915
1899—#1,0515
1898—#70110
1897—#8527
1896——
1895—#55614
1894—#59412
1893—#9076
1892—#57213
1891—#7667
1890—#9945
1889—#7897
1888—#7558
1887—#6319
1886—#7587
1885—#9365
1884—#8486
1883—#7207
1882—#7547
1881—#8665
1880——
First appearance
1881

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 2023

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #150 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 394 boysAKMaine: #87 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 286 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Graham, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #88 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 270 boysNHWashington: #183 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 754 boysWAIdaho: #122 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 416 boysIDMontana: #115 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 337 boysMTNorth Dakota: #40 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 173 boysNDMinnesota: #53 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 261 boysMNIllinois: #103 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 436 boysILWisconsin: #41 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 229 boysWIMichigan: #115 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 446 boysMINew York: #249 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,059 boysNYMassachusetts: #110 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 414 boysMARhode Island: #101 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 322 boysRIOregon: #119 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 448 boysORNevada: #436 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,838 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Graham, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #63 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 226 boysSDIowa: #77 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 310 boysIAIndiana: #105 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 405 boysINOhio: #90 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 392 boysOHPennsylvania: #156 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 619 boysPANew Jersey: #226 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 939 boysNJConnecticut: #136 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 490 boysCTCalifornia: #345 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 1,713 boysCAUtah: #64 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 296 boysUTColorado: #122 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 451 boysCONebraska: #28 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 185 boysNEMissouri: #102 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 401 boysMOKentucky: #105 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 404 boysKYWest Virginia: #180 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 589 boysWVVirginia: #126 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 532 boysVAMaryland: #150 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 581 boysMDDelaware: #140 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 400 boysDEArizona: #216 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 833 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Graham, so not publishedNMKansas: #112 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 411 boysKSArkansas: #142 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 524 boysARTennessee: #110 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 464 boysTNNorth Carolina: #97 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 406 boysNCSouth Carolina: #144 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 524 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #41 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 166 boysDCOklahoma: #96 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 398 boysOKLouisiana: #110 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 426 boysLAMississippi: #199 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 717 boysMSAlabama: #121 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 476 boysALGeorgia: #151 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 638 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Graham, so not publishedHITexas: #209 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 910 boysTXFlorida: #235 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,109 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#28 · 1 in 185
  2. North Dakota#40 · 1 in 173
  3. District of Columbia#41 · 1 in 166
  4. Wisconsin#41 · 1 in 229
  5. Minnesota#53 · 1 in 261

Best ever in a state: #28 in Nebraska, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#28461 in 185
North Dakota#40201 in 173
District of Columbia#41181 in 166
Wisconsin#411031 in 229
Minnesota#53921 in 261
South Dakota#63161 in 226
Utah#64621 in 296
Iowa#77431 in 310
Maine#87131 in 286
New Hampshire#88161 in 270
Ohio#901341 in 392
Oklahoma#96441 in 398
North Carolina#971251 in 406
Rhode Island#101101 in 322
Missouri#102671 in 401
Illinois#1031151 in 436
Indiana#105781 in 405
Kentucky#105491 in 404
Louisiana#110481 in 426
Massachusetts#110661 in 414
Tennessee#110771 in 464
Kansas#112331 in 411
Michigan#115901 in 446
Montana#115101 in 337
Oregon#119331 in 448
Alabama#121461 in 476
Colorado#122551 in 451
Idaho#122191 in 416
Virginia#126701 in 532
Connecticut#136271 in 490
Delaware#14071 in 400
Arkansas#142241 in 524
South Carolina#144391 in 524
Alaska#15061 in 394
Maryland#150401 in 581
Georgia#151791 in 638
Pennsylvania#156841 in 619
West Virginia#180111 in 589
Washington#183421 in 754
Mississippi#199161 in 717
Texas#2091951 in 910
Arizona#216391 in 833
New Jersey#226431 in 939
Florida#235851 in 1,109
New York#249811 in 1,059
California#3451051 in 1,713
Nevada#43661 in 1,838
Hawaii———
New Mexico———
Vermont———
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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2025 at #120 (2,967 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 142 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1902–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 576
  • Highest: 1 in 576 boys born in 2025 were named Graham (0.17%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 31.3% of all boys named Graham (19,248) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s61#631 (1887)#784
1890s79#556 (1895)#777
1900s126#613 (1908)#674
1910s700#547 (1916)#597
1920s1,062#549 (1921)#612
1930s1,036#536 (1935)#577
1940s963#589 (1941)#651
1950s971#677 (1951)#736
1960s1,094#615 (1969)#732
1970s2,330#416 (1979)#538
1980s4,958#339 (1986)#375
1990s6,006#352 (1993)#392
2000s7,623#263 (2009)#383
2010s19,248#176 (2015)#206
2020s15,179#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 2023

girls
#6,922
16 births · 1 in 100,286 girls
boys
#141
2,537 births · 1 in 674 boys

Top girls' names in 2023

  1. #1Olivia15,329
  2. #2Emma13,590
  3. #3Charlotte12,638
  4. #4Amelia12,365
  5. #5Sophia11,999
  6. #6Mia11,404
  7. #7Isabella10,871
  8. #8Ava9,737
  9. #9Evelyn9,121
  10. #10Luna7,853
  11. #6,922Graham16

Top boys' names in 2023

  1. #1Liam20,904
  2. #2Noah19,116
  3. #3Oliver14,792
  4. #4James11,739
  5. #5Elijah11,523
  6. #6Mateo11,293
  7. #7Theodore11,093
  8. #8Henry10,996
  9. #9Lucas10,890
  10. #10William10,673
  11. #141Graham2,537
More about 2023

girls

1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 100,286 of them was named Graham, which outranked 60.7% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Graham
  1. #6,680Zohra17
  2. #6,680Zurielle17
  3. #6,680Zyrah17
  4. #6,922Graham16
  5. #6,922Aariah16
  6. #6,922Aashi16
  7. #6,922Aasiya16
  8. #7,247Aafiya15
  9. #7,247Aamina15
  10. #7,247Aaminah15

Tied with 324 names at #6,922; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,640Kaeli#2,319 → #679
  2. ↑ 1,512Alitzel#2,388 → #876
  3. ↑ 1,287Emryn#2,174 → #887
  4. ↑ 813Adhara#1,583 → #770
  5. ↑ 717Azari#1,412 → #695
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Addilynn#940 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 296India#968 → #1,264
  3. ↓ 259Madisyn#805 → #1,064
  4. ↓ 231Chanel#937 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 219Averi#906 → #1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 674 of them was named Graham, which outranked 99.0% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Graham
  1. #138Jaxson2,572
  2. #139Carlos2,557
  3. #140Juan2,539
  4. #141Graham2,537
  5. #142Kingston2,534
  6. #143Nathaniel2,533
  7. #144Matteo2,517
Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 858Izael#1,665 → #807
  2. ↑ 662Chozen#1,479 → #817
  3. ↑ 589Eiden#1,479 → #890
  4. ↑ 409Cassian#938 → #529
  5. ↑ 385Kyren#1,322 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 384Dior#842 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 275Maxton#963 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 205Davian#967 → #1,172
  4. ↓ 193Braden#935 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 191Heath#862 → #1,053

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2023 →