Griffin Name Popularity

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How popular is Griffin?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Griffin, ranked the 224th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #215 in 1998.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 1,694 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Griffin in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Griffin occurred roughly during the years 1910-1914, 1942-1946, 1952-1955, 1966-1969, 1972-1977, 1980-1987, and 1989-1998, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1919-1922, and 1924-1927.

Griffin's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Griffin has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Griffin?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Griffin is favored by many parents and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Griffin (Girl)		Griffin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		32	4,361	1,662	224
2017		20	6,108	1,520	243
2016		27	5,033	1,694	230
2015		22	5,888	1,611	236
2014		22	5,853	1,537	242
2013		17	7,152	1,623	225
2012		17	7,239	1,652	219
2011		11	9,946	1,580	227
2010		18	7,015	1,517	232
2009		15	8,186	1,557	232
2008		13	9,139	1,504	243
2007		24	5,770	1,485	242
2006		16	7,611	1,353	256
2005		17	6,937	1,375	244
2004		19	6,313	1,385	241
2003		18	6,401	1,536	225
2002		15	7,183	1,472	228
2001		16	6,720	1,418	239
2000		14	7,291	1,468	233
1999		14	6,959	1,545	219
1998		17	5,890	1,491	215
1997		37	3,183	1,364	225
1996		24	4,352	991	281
1995		12	7,201	689	355
1994		22	4,582	566	404
1993		22	4,566	432	487
1992		10	8,290	329	561
1991		7	10,670	259	634
1990		12	7,022	277	604
1989		13	6,283	248	636
1988		10	7,318	232	620
1987		10	6,972	251	572
1986		< 5	--	144	754
1985		6	9,719	148	726
1984		9	6,986	82	986
1983		5	10,830	80	987
1982		6	9,605	56	1,245
1981		7	8,415	45	1,420
1980		8	7,637	59	1,191
1979		5	10,731	67	1,090
1978		< 5	--	64	1,090
1977		< 5	--	62	1,107
1976		< 5	--	56	1,146
1975		< 5	--	30	1,679
1974		< 5	--	23	1,948
1973		< 5	--	19	2,159
1972		< 5	--	12	2,888
1971		< 5	--	18	2,233
1970		< 5	--	15	2,435
1969		< 5	--	30	1,478
1968		< 5	--	14	2,241
1967		< 5	--	17	1,935
1966		< 5	--	10	2,685
1965		< 5	--	15	2,117
1964		< 5	--	15	2,151
1963		< 5	--	17	1,996
1962		< 5	--	13	2,310
1961		< 5	--	15	2,176
1960		< 5	--	14	2,258
1959		< 5	--	21	1,783
1958		< 5	--	19	1,862
1957		< 5	--	18	1,917
1956		< 5	--	13	2,313
1955		< 5	--	24	1,582
1954		< 5	--	21	1,676
1953		< 5	--	15	2,067
1952		< 5	--	19	1,770
1951		< 5	--	18	1,798
1950		< 5	--	14	2,067
1949		< 5	--	19	1,726
1948		< 5	--	20	1,675
1947		< 5	--	22	1,621
1946		< 5	--	23	1,487
1945		< 5	--	11	2,172
1944		< 5	--	16	1,768
1943		< 5	--	17	1,795
1942		< 5	--	13	2,080
1941		< 5	--	19	1,610
1940		< 5	--	17	1,709
1939		< 5	--	15	1,829
1938		< 5	--	12	2,122
1937		< 5	--	17	1,717
1936		< 5	--	12	2,112
1935		< 5	--	18	1,683
1934		< 5	--	17	1,747
1933		< 5	--	19	1,612
1932		< 5	--	14	2,040
1931		< 5	--	12	2,250
1930		< 5	--	13	2,228
1929		< 5	--	23	1,543
1928		< 5	--	26	1,467
1927		< 5	--	15	2,141
1926		< 5	--	25	1,488
1925		< 5	--	23	1,602
1924		< 5	--	23	1,649
1923		< 5	--	22	1,664
1922		< 5	--	18	1,919
1921		< 5	--	23	1,610
1920		< 5	--	24	1,563
1919		< 5	--	25	1,462
1918		< 5	--	23	1,561
1917		< 5	--	23	1,501
1916		< 5	--	19	1,660
1915		< 5	--	16	1,824
1914		< 5	--	22	1,286
1913		< 5	--	14	1,471
1912		< 5	--	14	1,304
1911		< 5	--	11	1,072
1910		< 5	--	8	1,250
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	8	1,055
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	9	878
1905		< 5	--	9	866
1904		< 5	--	5	1,281
1903		< 5	--	9	815
1902		< 5	--	6	1,066
1901		< 5	--	8	803
1900		< 5	--	7	1,093
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	6	1,057
1897		< 5	--	6	994
1896		< 5	--	5	1,163
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	5	1,149
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	5	1,141
1891		< 5	--	6	895
1890		< 5	--	7	839
1889		< 5	--	7	839
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	5	986
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	5	1,000
1884		< 5	--	7	806
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	5	998
1881		< 5	--	6	817
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.