Boys' name · peaked in 2023
Griffin name popularity since 1925
51,388 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Griffin (1.5% girls, 98.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Griffin is about 16 years old in 2026. Griffin peaked in 2023 as the #214 name for boys, and it ranked #222 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 51,388
- Named Griffin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #222
- for boys in 2025 (1,627 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% boys
- 758 girls · 50,630 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 3.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Griffin 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.
Griffin births per year, 1925–2025
2023 was the biggest year for Griffin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Griffin became 4.4× more common, from 1 in 6,070 baby boys to 1 in 1,380.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Griffin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Griffin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Griffin 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 | 112 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 149 | #1,683 |
| 1940s | 0 | 177 | #2,173 |
| 1950s | 0 | 182 | #1,584 |
| 1960s | 0 | 160 | #2,119 |
| 1970s | 5 | 366 | #1,677 |
| 1980s | 74 | 1,347 | #727 |
| 1990s | 177 | 7,942 | #355 |
| 2000s | 167 | 14,556 | #244 |
| 2010s | 215 | 16,043 | #236 |
| 2020–25 | 120 | 9,596 | #222 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.7% of babies named Griffin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Griffin is most popular
The index compares Griffin'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 Griffin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 3.37× | 518 |
| Maine | 2.20× | 459 |
| Utah | 2.03× | 847 |
| Minnesota | 1.86× | 1,655 |
| Washington | 1.72× | 1,410 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Griffin and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin (this page) | 50,630 | 2023 |
| Griffen | 1,808 | 1999 |
| Gryffin | 1,114 | 2019 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Griffin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Griffin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Griffin (2023).
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