Griffith

Where Griffith comes from

Anglicized from Welsh Gruffudd.
— Wiktionary's entry for Griffith
  • Welsh
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1831
    Griffith John born
    Welsh Christian missionary in China
  2. 1899
    Debut at its peak, #857
    #857 among boys with 7 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1900
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1909
    Griffith Jones born
    British film, stage and television actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh, of Wales usage.
Namesakes
  • Griffith Jones · British film, stage and television actor, 1909–2007
  • Griffith John · Welsh Christian missionary in China, 1831–1912
  • Griffith C. Evans · American mathematician, 1887–1973
  • Griffith J. Griffith · Welsh-born American businessman and philanthropist, 1850–1919
  • Griffith Hughes · Welsh cleric and naturalist, 1707–1758

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.