Griffin
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #222 for boys in 2025, 1,627 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 1,728 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 51,051since 1881
Griffin over time
Rank among boys' names. Griffin has never cracked the top 200 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 | #5,722 | 21 | #222 | 1,627 |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | #223 | 1,617 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #214 | 1,728 |
| 2022 | #5,638 | 22 | #230 | 1,540 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #232 | 1,592 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #241 | 1,492 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #232 | 1,624 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | #224 | 1,678 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #243 | 1,522 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #230 | 1,695 |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | #236 | 1,614 |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | #243 | 1,537 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #225 | 1,623 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | #220 | 1,652 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #227 | 1,581 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #232 | 1,517 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #232 | 1,558 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | #243 | 1,504 |
| 2007 | #5,709 | 24 | #242 | 1,486 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | #256 | 1,353 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #244 | 1,376 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #241 | 1,385 |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | #225 | 1,536 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #228 | 1,472 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #239 | 1,418 |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | #233 | 1,468 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #219 | 1,545 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #215 | 1,491 |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 | #225 | 1,365 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #281 | 990 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #355 | 689 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #404 | 565 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #487 | 432 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #561 | 329 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #634 | 259 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 | #602 | 277 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #636 | 248 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #620 | 232 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #569 | 252 |
| 1986 | — | #754 | 144 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #726 | 148 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #985 | 82 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #979 | 81 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #1,242 | 56 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #1,411 | 45 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #1,187 | 59 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #1,089 | 67 |
| 1978 | — | #1,087 | 64 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,099 | 62 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,144 | 56 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,658 | 30 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,934 | 23 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,124 | 19 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,399 | 15 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,463 | 30 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,279 | 13 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,887 | 18 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,263 | 13 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,572 | 24 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,749 | 19 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,774 | 18 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,702 | 19 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,656 | 20 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,599 | 22 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,131 | 11 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,764 | 17 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,042 | 13 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,588 | 19 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,680 | 17 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,795 | 15 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,084 | 12 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,688 | 17 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,656 | 18 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,586 | 19 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,995 | 14 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,523 | 23 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,466 | 25 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,583 | 23 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,628 | 23 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,883 | 18 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,539 | 23 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,479 | 23 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,646 | 19 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Griffin! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Griffin is popular in 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#86 · 1 in 294
- Connecticut#91 · 1 in 454
- New Hampshire#94 · 1 in 337
- Massachusetts#101 · 1 in 489
- Minnesota#128 · 1 in 695
Best ever in a state: #39 in North Dakota, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #86 | 8 | 1 in 294 |
| Connecticut | #91 | 41 | 1 in 454 |
| New Hampshire | #94 | 18 | 1 in 337 |
| Massachusetts | #101 | 75 | 1 in 489 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 41 | 1 in 695 |
| Maine | #133 | 10 | 1 in 568 |
| Washington | #138 | 56 | 1 in 615 |
| South Carolina | #144 | 26 | 1 in 790 |
| Georgia | #145 | 64 | 1 in 806 |
| Ohio | #154 | 79 | 1 in 886 |
| Michigan | #159 | 72 | 1 in 829 |
| Indiana | #168 | 42 | 1 in 906 |
| Kentucky | #172 | 21 | 1 in 1,115 |
| New Jersey | #172 | 42 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Wisconsin | #175 | 31 | 1 in 935 |
| Oregon | #181 | 25 | 1 in 799 |
| Pennsylvania | #182 | 58 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Illinois | #184 | 84 | 1 in 956 |
| Maryland | #191 | 25 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 11 | 1 in 908 |
| New York | #195 | 91 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Colorado | #197 | 28 | 1 in 935 |
| Kansas | #198 | 17 | 1 in 928 |
| District of Columbia | #200 | 6 | 1 in 823 |
| North Carolina | #202 | 41 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Alabama | #204 | 23 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Arkansas | #210 | 14 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 28 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Iowa | #214 | 13 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Virginia | #230 | 25 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Idaho | #239 | 7 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Nevada | #240 | 10 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Hawaii | #241 | 5 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Missouri | #256 | 20 | 1 in 1,732 |
| California | #261 | 151 | 1 in 1,611 |
| Arizona | #266 | 23 | 1 in 1,515 |
| Louisiana | #274 | 19 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Utah | #290 | 12 | 1 in 1,641 |
| Florida | #343 | 39 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Mississippi | #375 | 7 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Texas | #399 | 58 | 1 in 2,769 |
| Oklahoma | #507 | 5 | 1 in 4,132 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 Griffin
- 1 spot since 2024 (#223 → #222)
- 19 spots since 2020 (#241 → #222)
- 14 spots since 2015 (#236 → #222)
- Biggest jump: 369 spots in 1905 (#1,205 → #836)
- Biggest drop: 422 spots in 1904 (#783 → #1,205)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2023 at #214 (1,728 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1983–2025
- Highest: 1 in 990 boys born in 2023 were named Griffin (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,050 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
- 31.4% of all boys named Griffin (16,043) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | #764 (1884) | #856 |
| 1890s | 40 | #814 (1890) | #977 |
| 1900s | 61 | #779 (1901) | #942 |
| 1910s | 175 | #1,038 (1911) | #1,410 |
| 1920s | 222 | #1,448 (1928) | #1,643 |
| 1930s | 149 | #1,586 (1933) | #1,898 |
| 1940s | 177 | #1,475 (1946) | #1,738 |
| 1950s | 182 | #1,572 (1955) | #1,854 |
| 1960s | 160 | #1,463 (1969) | #2,102 |
| 1970s | 366 | #1,087 (1978) | #1,756 |
| 1980s | 1,347 | #569 (1987) | #911 |
| 1990s | 7,942 | #215 (1998) | #398 |
| 2000s | 14,556 | #225 (2003) | #238 |
| 2010s | 16,043 | #220 (2012) | #231 |
| 2020s | 9,596 | #214 (2023) | #227 |
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.
Griffin in 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 103,938 of them was named Griffin, which outranked 65.1% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,583Yuki18
- #5,583Zoria18
- #5,583Zully18
- #5,799Griffin17
- #5,799Aalyiah17
- #5,799Abbegail17
- #5,799Abilene17
- #6,073Aaliah16
- #6,073Abbygale16
- #6,073Abeer16
Tied with 273 names at #5,799; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 1,282 of them was named Griffin, which outranked 98.1% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.