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Graham Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Graham?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Graham, ranked the 181st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Graham has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #176 was reached in 2015 with 2,377 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Graham was less than 5, most recently in 1901.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Graham occurred roughly during the years 1904-1916, 1918-1921, 1965-1971, 1973-1980, 1987-1990, and 2004-2015.

For a number of years, the name Graham has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Graham for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Graham?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Graham is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Graham (Girl)Graham (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 6 14,348 2,165 181
2017 11 9,507 2,108 183
2016 13 8,543 2,246 179
2015 10 10,371 2,377 176
2014 10 10,411 2,038 199
2013 8 12,381 1,883 203
2012 9 11,591 1,715 215
2011 7 13,844 1,356 256
2010 < 5 -- 1,189 284
2009 < 5 -- 1,328 262
2008 7 14,350 1,031 322
2007 5 18,588 797 382
2006 < 5 -- 649 430
2005 < 5 -- 670 408
2004 6 14,782 616 423
2003 < 5 -- 662 396
2002 6 14,195 618 409
2001 5 16,202 631 398
2000 < 5 -- 618 405
1999 < 5 -- 598 405
1998 6 13,003 600 405
1997 5 14,532 554 418
1996 < 5 -- 577 405
1995 6 12,299 633 374
1994 < 5 -- 589 394
1993 5 14,272 668 352
1992 < 5 -- 571 402
1991 < 5 -- 629 369
1990 5 13,729 582 397
1989 < 5 -- 499 417
1988 < 5 -- 488 407
1987 < 5 -- 476 398
1986 < 5 -- 564 340
1985 6 9,715 522 353
1984 < 5 -- 517 353
1983 6 9,425 525 345
1982 < 5 -- 474 369
1981 < 5 -- 448 382
1980 6 9,479 446 382
1979 < 5 -- 366 416
1978 < 5 -- 298 466
1977 < 5 -- 249 533
1976 < 5 -- 249 508
1975 < 5 -- 233 528
1974 < 5 -- 187 582
1973 < 5 -- 175 595
1972 < 5 -- 195 572
1971 < 5 -- 205 570
1970 < 5 -- 175 613
1969 < 5 -- 161 615
1968 6 6,506 110 718
1967 < 5 -- 106 722
1966 < 5 -- 103 729
1965 < 5 -- 88 793
1964 < 5 -- 99 766
1963 < 5 -- 115 730
1962 < 5 -- 107 740
1961 < 5 -- 111 731
1960 < 5 -- 94 791
1959 < 5 -- 111 727
1958 < 5 -- 107 719
1957 < 5 -- 96 768
1956 < 5 -- 96 750
1955 < 5 -- 81 814
1954 < 5 -- 92 747
1953 < 5 -- 92 746
1952 < 5 -- 93 730
1951 < 5 -- 106 678
1950 < 5 -- 97 698
1949 < 5 -- 101 682
1948 < 5 -- 93 694
1947 < 5 -- 112 653
1946 < 5 -- 100 645
1945 < 5 -- 78 686
1944 < 5 -- 99 619
1943 < 5 -- 93 666
1942 < 5 -- 100 637
1941 < 5 -- 101 591
1940 < 5 -- 86 650
1939 < 5 -- 86 639
1938 < 5 -- 112 547
1937 < 5 -- 102 571
1936 < 5 -- 95 595
1935 < 5 -- 116 538
1934 < 5 -- 110 564
1933 < 5 -- 100 579
1932 < 5 -- 113 557
1931 < 5 -- 100 585
1930 < 5 -- 102 607
1929 < 5 -- 106 582
1928 < 5 -- 117 570
1927 < 5 -- 94 654
1926 < 5 -- 101 624
1925 < 5 -- 95 657
1924 < 5 -- 90 687
1923 < 5 -- 117 581
1922 < 5 -- 105 631
1921 < 5 -- 129 551
1920 < 5 -- 108 606
1919 < 5 -- 93 630
1918 < 5 -- 85 676
1917 < 5 -- 92 617
1916 < 5 -- 109 547
1915 5 4,556 98 572
1914 < 5 -- 68 610
1913 < 5 -- 53 606
1912 < 5 -- 48 586
1911 < 5 -- 28 580
1910 < 5 -- 26 559
1909 < 5 -- 19 627
1908 < 5 -- 18 619
1907 < 5 -- 17 623
1906 < 5 -- 12 726
1905 < 5 -- 12 721
1904 < 5 -- 12 704
1903 < 5 -- 13 631
1902 < 5 -- 8 885
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- 15 658
1899 < 5 -- 5 1,109
1898 < 5 -- 10 715
1897 < 5 -- 7 886
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- 14 567
1894 < 5 -- 12 604
1893 < 5 -- 6 954
1892 < 5 -- 13 583
1891 < 5 -- 7 802
1890 < 5 -- 5 1,060
1889 < 5 -- 7 837
1888 < 5 -- 8 778
1887 < 5 -- 9 651
1886 < 5 -- 7 794
1885 < 5 -- 5 997
1884 < 5 -- 6 900
1883 < 5 -- 7 759
1882 < 5 -- 7 790
1881 < 5 -- 5 926
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.