Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Grafton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Grafton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1886Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

64%

2024

All-time

1,071

Grafton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 25 boys were named Grafton.

In 2024, only 9 boys were given the name.

Down 64% from its peak.

All told, about 1,071 Americans have been named Grafton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

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