Griffin Boy
How popular is Griffin?
#222 boy name in 2025
1,627 baby boys were named Griffin in the US in 2025, making it the 222nd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
Griffin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #222 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,627 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #236 in 2015, #241 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (1,728 boys) |
| Highest rank | #214 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Griffin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Griffin family of names ranked #218 for boys in 2025 (#226 the year before), with 1,746 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Griffin is most popular
Babies named Griffin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 6.1 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- New Hampshire: 3.8 per 1,000 (85 boys)
- North Dakota: 3.6 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Maine: 3.6 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Minnesota: 2.5 per 1,000 (305 boys)
Griffin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | #764 |
| 1890s | 40 | #814 |
| 1900s | 61 | #778 |
| 1910s | 175 | #1,037 |
| 1920s | 222 | #1,448 |
| 1930s | 149 | #1,586 |
| 1940s | 177 | #1,474 |
| 1950s | 182 | #1,571 |
| 1960s | 160 | #1,463 |
| 1970s | 366 | #1,087 |
| 1980s | 1,347 | #569 |
| 1990s | 7,942 | #215 |
| 2000s | 14,556 | #225 |
| 2010s | 16,043 | #220 |
| 2020s | 9,596 | #214 |
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Questions
- Is Griffin a boy or girl name?
- Griffin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Griffin were boys.
- How popular is the name Griffin?
- 1,627 baby boys were named Griffin in the US in 2025, making it the 222nd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Griffin most popular?
- Griffin peaked in 2023, when 1,728 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #214 in 2023.
- How many people are named Griffin?
- 51,809 babies have been named Griffin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 50,299 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Griffin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Griffin was most common in Vermont, at 6.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.