Griffith Name Popularity

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How popular is Griffith?

In 2018 the rare name Griffith, ranked the 4,497th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Griffith is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #896 in 1899.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 26 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Griffith in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1972.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Griffith occurred roughly during the years 1914-1918, 1944-1947, 1989-1993, 2007-2010, and 2014-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1924-1927, and 1962-1965.

Griffith's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Griffith has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Griffith?

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

The name Griffith is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Griffith (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		22	4,497
2017		25	4,136
2016		12	6,850
2015		13	6,443
2014		12	6,765
2013		15	5,753
2012		10	7,733
2011		18	5,052
2010		18	5,105
2009		15	5,901
2008		14	6,179
2007		14	6,017
2006		18	4,929
2005		23	3,974
2004		14	5,584
2003		13	5,659
2002		18	4,373
2001		19	4,181
2000		17	4,456
1999		24	3,304
1998		23	3,330
1997		14	4,531
1996		26	2,861
1995		19	3,475
1994		16	3,984
1993		25	2,812
1992		20	3,261
1991		15	3,882
1990		20	3,100
1989		10	4,949
1988		12	4,001
1987		18	2,876
1986		17	2,932
1985		14	3,276
1984		6	5,843
1983		8	4,648
1982		6	5,904
1981		11	3,696
1980		15	3,003
1979		14	3,060
1978		13	3,124
1977		6	5,376
1976		5	5,923
1975		8	4,077
1974		10	3,414
1973		10	3,296
1972		< 5	--
1971		9	3,469
1970		6	4,432
1969		7	3,727
1968		16	2,063
1967		< 5	--
1966		7	3,352
1965		13	2,310
1964		18	1,929
1963		15	2,149
1962		21	1,777
1961		9	2,979
1960		11	2,600
1959		13	2,344
1958		8	3,133
1957		14	2,229
1956		15	2,126
1955		18	1,869
1954		8	3,042
1953		14	2,140
1952		19	1,771
1951		15	2,004
1950		12	2,254
1949		10	2,512
1948		12	2,261
1947		17	1,875
1946		11	2,328
1945		9	2,465
1944		5	3,616
1943		22	1,504
1942		15	1,901
1941		9	2,549
1940		15	1,838
1939		< 5	--
1938		12	2,123
1937		13	2,034
1936		14	1,915
1935		6	3,411
1934		11	2,317
1933		9	2,619
1932		13	2,138
1931		5	4,000
1930		7	3,420
1929		12	2,380
1928		9	2,925
1927		11	2,597
1926		16	2,020
1925		17	1,961
1924		17	1,992
1923		15	2,168
1922		25	1,525
1921		14	2,299
1920		12	2,519
1919		10	2,759
1918		26	1,422
1917		17	1,852
1916		13	2,198
1915		14	2,015
1914		8	2,522
1913		< 5	--
1912		7	2,130
1911		< 5	--
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1908		< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--
1899		7	896
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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.