How popular is the name Griffin?

Griffin ranks 489th among boys' names in US records, with 50,148 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,089.

Is Griffin a unisex name?

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

2023, when 1,726 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#489 of boy names

Pronounced G R IH1 F IH0 N (ARPABET)

Griffin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 50,148 children — the 489th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2023, when 1,726 children were given it.

2023Boys: 1,726Girls: 22

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 Griffin?: Griffin ranks 489th among boys' names in US records, with 50,148 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,089.
Is Griffin a unisex name?: No. Griffin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Griffin most popular?: 2023, when 1,726 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.