Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Graham name popularity since 1925
60,151 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Graham. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Graham is about 13 years old in 2026. Graham peaked in 2025 as the #120 name for boys, and it ranked #120 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,151
- Named Graham, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #120
- for boys in 2025 (2,967 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 230 girls · 59,921 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.19× its national share
Peak year is the year Graham made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Graham births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Graham both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Graham became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 2,600 baby boys to 1 in 1,110.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Graham's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Graham.
Decade by decade
Babies named Graham in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 513 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,036 | #538 |
| 1940s | 0 | 963 | #686 |
| 1950s | 0 | 971 | #814 |
| 1960s | 6 | 1,094 | #791 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,330 | #527 |
| 1980s | 18 | 4,958 | #353 |
| 1990s | 27 | 6,006 | #375 |
| 2000s | 29 | 7,623 | #408 |
| 2010s | 81 | 19,248 | #176 |
| 2020–25 | 69 | 15,179 | #120 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
50.4% of babies named Graham from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Graham is most popular
The index compares Graham's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Graham.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.19× | 1,057 |
| North Carolina | 2.05× | 3,295 |
| Colorado | 1.81× | 1,264 |
| New Hampshire | 1.73× | 308 |
| Minnesota | 1.71× | 1,766 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Graham's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Graham.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Graham (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data