Gryphon

Where Gryphon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gryphon.

Gryphon through the years
  1. 1996
    First appearance
    #6,496 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2011
    Peak, #2,950
    39 babies named Gryphon, the most in any year.
  3. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,923.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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