Griffith
Griffith was the 4596th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 896th; the most babies were born in 1918 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,863 places. More babies were named Griffith in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,596 boys, up 1,487 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191826 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,550babies recorded
Griffith popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,596 | 22 |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 14 |
| 2010 | #5,111 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,459 | 17 |
| 1990 | #3,101 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,003 | 15 |
| 1970 | #4,433 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,597 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,257 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1930 | #3,418 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,518 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Griffith, counting every spelling?
Griffith has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Griffith?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Griffith (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Griffith 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Griffith.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Griffith?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Griffith are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 16 and 53. That makes Griffith mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Griffith by state
How common Griffith was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Griffith: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Griffith, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Griffith
How popular is the name Griffith?
Griffith was the 4596th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 896th; the most babies were born in 1918 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,863 places. More babies were named Griffith in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Griffith a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Griffith in the US.
Where is Griffith most popular?
In 2021–2025, Griffith was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).