Is Graham a boy or girl name?
Graham is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 2,789 boys were named Graham, so 0.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 58,681 US babies named Graham were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #129
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,111
- Babies named Graham since 1881
- 58,681
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,800 babies
Boys and girls named Graham, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 700 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 1,062 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,036 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 963 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 971 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,094 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 2,329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 4,959 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 6,006 | 27 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 7,623 | 29 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 19,248 | 81 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 12,202 | 56 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,789 | #129 | 11 | #9,111 |
| 2023 | 2,537 | #141 | 16 | #7,037 |
| 2022 | 2,400 | #155 | 12 | #8,713 |
| 2021 | 2,381 | #161 | 10 | #9,816 |
| 2020 | 2,095 | #186 | 7 | #12,605 |
| 2019 | 2,156 | #180 | 7 | #12,912 |
| 2018 | 2,174 | #182 | 6 | #14,428 |
| 2017 | 2,111 | #185 | 11 | #9,540 |
| 2016 | 2,247 | #179 | 13 | #8,562 |
| 2015 | 2,378 | #176 | 10 | #10,388 |
| 2014 | 2,039 | #199 | 10 | #10,422 |
| 2013 | 1,883 | #203 | 8 | #12,397 |
| 2012 | 1,715 | #215 | 9 | #11,599 |
| 2011 | 1,356 | #256 | 7 | #13,856 |
| 2010 | 1,189 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,328 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,031 | #322 | 7 | #14,362 |
| 2007 | 798 | #382 | 5 | #18,597 |
| 2006 | 649 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 670 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 617 | #423 | 6 | #14,790 |
| 2003 | 662 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 619 | #408 | 6 | #14,202 |
| 2001 | 631 | #398 | 5 | #16,205 |
| 2000 | 618 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 598 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 600 | #405 | 6 | #13,004 |
| 1997 | 554 | #418 | 5 | #14,536 |
| 1996 | 577 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 633 | #374 | 6 | #12,299 |
| 1994 | 589 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 668 | #352 | 5 | #14,278 |
| 1992 | 571 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 629 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 587 | #395 | 5 | #13,733 |
| 1989 | 499 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 488 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 476 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 564 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 521 | #353 | 6 | #9,716 |
| 1984 | 518 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 525 | #345 | 6 | #9,425 |
| 1982 | 474 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 449 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 445 | #386 | 6 | #9,485 |
| 1979 | 366 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 298 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 249 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 248 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 233 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 186 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 175 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 194 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 205 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 175 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 161 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 110 | #718 | 6 | #6,508 |
| 1967 | 106 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 103 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 88 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 99 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 114 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 108 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 111 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 94 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 111 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 107 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 96 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 96 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 81 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 92 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 92 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 93 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 106 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 97 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 101 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 93 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 112 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 100 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 78 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 99 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 93 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 100 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 101 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 86 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 86 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 112 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 102 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 95 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 116 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 110 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 100 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 113 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 100 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 102 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 106 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 117 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 94 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 101 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 95 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 90 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 117 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 105 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 129 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 108 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 93 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 85 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 92 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 109 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 98 | #572 | 5 | #4,556 |
| 1914 | 68 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 53 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 48 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 28 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 26 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 19 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 17 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 12 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 13 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #925 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Graham reached #129 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #4,556 in 1915. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.