How Many People Are Named Griffin?
people named Griffin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,805 people in the US has this name
Based on 51,809 babies named Griffin in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,750 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of GRUFFUDD. This name can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Griffin, 1.5% were girls and 98.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Griffin alive today is about 16 years old, and 91% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Griffin first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2023, to 1,750 babies. In 2025, 1,648 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Griffin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #214, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #222.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #222 |
| Best rank | #214 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #231 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Griffin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Griffin were born in California than in any other state: about 3,967 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Griffin was given 3.5 times as often in New Hampshire, 3.2 times in Maine and 2.9 times in Vermont.
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