How popular is the name Graham?

Graham ranks 423rd among boys' names in US records, with 61,897 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 24,050.

Is Graham a unisex name?

No. Graham is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 2,828 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Graeme, Gram, Gramm. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#423 of boy names

Pronounced G R AE1 M (ARPABET)

Graham is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 61,897 children — the 423rd most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 73% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 2,828 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Graeme, Gram and Gramm — because they are pronounced identically.

2024Boys: 2,828Girls: 11

These spellings sound identical to Graham and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Graham?: Graham ranks 423rd among boys' names in US records, with 61,897 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 24,050.
Is Graham a unisex name?: No. Graham is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Graham most popular?: 2024, when 2,828 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Graham spelled?: Graeme, Gram, Gramm. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.