Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Griffin

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

1,726

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

6.8%

2024

1,609

All-time

49,411

Griffin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 1,726 boys were named Griffin.

In 2024, only 1,609 boys were given the name.

Down 6.8% from its peak.

All told, about 49,411 Americans have been named Griffin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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