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

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Peak · boys
2023 · 1,728 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
51,051
since 1881

Griffin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Griffin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013boysat 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#5,72221#2221,627
2024#6,16719#2231,617
2023#5,54922#2141,728
2022#5,63822#2301,540
2021#5,74821#2321,592
2020#7,21215#2411,492
2019#4,77328#2321,624
2018#4,23733#2241,678
2017#6,04420#2431,522
2016#4,99027#2301,695
2015#5,83322#2361,614
2014#5,79722#2431,537
2013#7,03117#2251,623
2012#7,14417#2201,652
2011#9,72311#2271,581
2010#6,90418#2321,517
2009#8,05815#2321,558
2008#8,96513#2431,504
2007#5,70924#2421,486
2006#7,48216#2561,353
2005#6,82017#2441,376
2004#6,21619#2411,385
2003#6,29918#2251,536
2002#7,04515#2281,472
2001#6,61916#2391,418
2000#7,15814#2331,468
1999#6,83614#2191,545
1998#5,79917#2151,491
1997#3,16137#2251,365
1996#4,30624#281990
1995#7,04112#355689
1994#4,52122#404565
1993#4,52422#487432
1992#8,06510#561329
1991#10,2717#634259
1990#6,86712#602277
1989#6,16013#636248
1988#7,11110#620232
1987#6,78810#569252
1986—#754144
1985#9,3076#726148
1984#6,8109#98582
1983#10,2755#97981
1982#9,2376#1,24256
1981#8,1287#1,41145
1980#7,4188#1,18759
1979#10,2105#1,08967
1978—#1,08764
1977—#1,09962
1976—#1,14456
1975—#1,65830
1974—#1,93423
1973—#2,12419
1972—#2,81912
1971—#2,20318
1970—#2,39915
1969—#1,46330
1968—#2,20014
1967—#1,90617
1966—#2,62710
1965—#2,08415
1964—#2,11415
1963—#1,95717
1962—#2,27913
1961—#2,07016
1960—#2,31513
1959—#1,80620
1958—#1,76620
1957—#1,88718
1956—#2,26313
1955—#1,57224
1954—#1,66821
1953—#2,03815
1952—#1,74919
1951—#1,77418
1950—#2,01914
1949—#1,70219
1948—#1,65620
1947—#1,59922
1946—#1,47523
1945—#2,13111
1944—#1,73816
1943—#1,76417
1942—#2,04213
1941—#1,58819
1940—#1,68017
1939—#1,79515
1938—#2,08412
1937—#1,68817
1936—#2,06212
1935—#1,65618
1934—#1,72517
1933—#1,58619
1932—#1,99514
1931—#2,20712
1930—#2,17813
1929—#1,52323
1928—#1,44826
1927—#2,12115
1926—#1,46625
1925—#1,58323
1924—#1,62823
1923—#1,64422
1922—#1,88318
1921—#1,58823
1920—#1,54324
1919—#1,44925
1918—#1,53923
1917—#1,47923
1916—#1,64619
1915—#1,78216
1914—#1,26022
1913—#1,44114
1912—#1,26814
1911—#1,03811
1910—#1,1938
1909——
1908—#1,0218
1907——
1906—#8529
1905—#8369
1904—#1,2055
1903—#7839
1902—#1,0136
1901—#7798
1900—#1,0507
1899——
1898—#1,0026
1897—#9426
1896—#1,1015
1895——
1894—#1,0745
1893——
1892—#1,0665
1891—#8416
1890—#8147
1889—#7897
1888——
1887—#9215
1886——
1885—#9365
1884—#7647
1883——
1882—#9435
1881—#7816
1880——
First appearance
1881

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 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Griffin, so not publishedAKMaine: #66 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 204 boysMEVermont: #107 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 303 boysVTNew Hampshire: #88 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 287 boysNHWashington: #182 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 743 boysWAIdaho: #137 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 470 boysIDMontana: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 673 boysMTNorth Dakota: #141 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 430 boysNDMinnesota: #130 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 519 boysMNIllinois: #181 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 785 boysILWisconsin: #120 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 430 boysWIMichigan: #194 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 857 boysMINew York: #270 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,423 boysNYMassachusetts: #152 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 652 boysMARhode Island: #197 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 775 boysRIOregon: #247 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 946 boysORNevada: #306 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,326 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Griffin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #113 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 344 boysSDIowa: #141 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 526 boysIAIndiana: #130 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 532 boysINOhio: #135 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 609 boysOHPennsylvania: #248 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,299 boysPANew Jersey: #269 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,432 boysNJConnecticut: #220 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,021 boysCTCalifornia: #324 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,876 boysCAUtah: #158 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 584 boysUTColorado: #196 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 745 boysCONebraska: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 714 boysNEMissouri: #172 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 690 boysMOKentucky: #224 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,009 boysKYWest Virginia: #214 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 931 boysWVVirginia: #227 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,070 boysVAMaryland: #210 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 948 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Griffin, so not publishedDEArizona: #316 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,533 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Griffin, so not publishedNMKansas: #209 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 780 boysKSArkansas: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,425 boysARTennessee: #205 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 868 boysTNNorth Carolina: #209 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 951 boysNCSouth Carolina: #196 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 848 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Griffin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #332 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,409 boysOKLouisiana: #319 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,544 boysLAMississippi: #201 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 843 boysMSAlabama: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 746 boysALGeorgia: #211 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 959 boysGAHawaii: #241 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 806 boysHITexas: #397 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 2,253 boysTXFlorida: #399 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,458 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#66 · 1 in 204
  2. New Hampshire#88 · 1 in 287
  3. Vermont#107 · 1 in 303
  4. South Dakota#113 · 1 in 344
  5. Wisconsin#120 · 1 in 430

Best ever in a state: #39 in North Dakota, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#66231 in 204
New Hampshire#88171 in 287
Vermont#10761 in 303
South Dakota#113121 in 344
Wisconsin#120631 in 430
Indiana#130671 in 532
Minnesota#130541 in 519
Ohio#135981 in 609
Idaho#137171 in 470
Iowa#141291 in 526
North Dakota#14191 in 430
Massachusetts#152451 in 652
Utah#158371 in 584
Missouri#172461 in 690
Alabama#179301 in 746
Illinois#181841 in 785
Washington#182481 in 743
Nebraska#193141 in 714
Michigan#194561 in 857
Colorado#196361 in 745
South Carolina#196251 in 848
Rhode Island#19751 in 775
Mississippi#201161 in 843
Tennessee#205411 in 868
Kansas#209201 in 780
North Carolina#209531 in 951
Maryland#210291 in 948
Montana#21061 in 673
Georgia#211561 in 959
West Virginia#21491 in 931
Connecticut#220141 in 1,021
Kentucky#224221 in 1,009
Virginia#227391 in 1,070
Hawaii#24161 in 806
Oregon#247191 in 946
Pennsylvania#248461 in 1,299
New Jersey#269291 in 1,432
New York#270721 in 1,423
Nevada#306101 in 1,326
Arizona#316241 in 1,533
Louisiana#319161 in 1,544
California#3241211 in 1,876
Arkansas#329101 in 1,425
Oklahoma#332151 in 1,409
Texas#397801 in 2,253
Florida#399381 in 2,458
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
New Mexico———
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2023 at #214 (1,728 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1983–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 990
  • Highest: 1 in 990 boys born in 2023 were named Griffin (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,050 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 31.4% of all boys named Griffin (16,043) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s35#764 (1884)#856
1890s40#814 (1890)#977
1900s61#779 (1901)#942
1910s175#1,038 (1911)#1,410
1920s222#1,448 (1928)#1,643
1930s149#1,586 (1933)#1,898
1940s177#1,475 (1946)#1,738
1950s182#1,572 (1955)#1,854
1960s160#1,463 (1969)#2,102
1970s366#1,087 (1978)#1,756
1980s1,347#569 (1987)#911
1990s7,942#215 (1998)#398
2000s14,556#225 (2003)#238
2010s16,043#220 (2012)#231
2020s9,596#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 2013

girls
#7,031
17 births · 1 in 103,220 girls
boys
#225
1,623 births · 1 in 1,165 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #7,031Griffin17

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #225Griffin1,623
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 103,220 of them was named Griffin, which outranked 63.5% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Griffin
  1. #6,729Zhane18
  2. #6,729Zunaira18
  3. #6,729Zyaira18
  4. #7,031Griffin17
  5. #7,031Aanvi17
  6. #7,031Aariya17
  7. #7,031Abena17
  8. #7,372Aarini16
  9. #7,372Aashvi16
  10. #7,372Abcde16

Tied with 340 names at #7,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,165 of them was named Griffin, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Griffin
  1. #222Jax1,685
  2. #223Javier1,684
  3. #224Myles1,638
  4. #225Griffin1,623
  5. #226Damien1,619
  6. #227Iker1,617
  7. #228Garrett1,616
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →