Grafton
Grafton was the 8480th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 923rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (25). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,252 places. More babies were named Grafton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,480 boys, down 187 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191625 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,080babies recorded
Grafton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,480 | 9 |
| 2020 | #8,293 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,086 | 8 |
| 2000 | #10,988 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,994 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,753 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,255 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,653 | 18 |
| 1930 | #2,227 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,991 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Grafton, counting every spelling?
Grafton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Grafton?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Grafton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Grafton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Grafton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Grafton?
About 600 people born in the US named Grafton are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 14 and 66. That makes Grafton mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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These names rose and fell in step with Grafton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Grafton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Grafton
How popular is the name Grafton?
Grafton was the 8480th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 923rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (25). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,252 places. More babies were named Grafton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Grafton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Grafton in the US.