Masculine dossier · first seen 1899

Griffith

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1899Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

26.9%

2024

All-time

1,528

Griffith 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 1918, when 26 boys were named Griffith.

In 2024, only 19 boys were given the name.

Down 26.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,528 Americans have been named Griffith and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1899.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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