Is Griffin a boy or girl name?
Griffin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 1,609 boys were named Griffin, so 1.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 50,148 US babies named Griffin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #223
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,223
- Babies named Griffin since 1881
- 50,148
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,748 babies
Boys and girls named Griffin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 175 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 222 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 366 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 1,347 | 74 | 5.2% |
| 1990s | 7,942 | 177 | 2.2% |
| 2000s | 14,556 | 167 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 16,042 | 215 | 1.3% |
| 2020s | 7,957 | 99 | 1.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,609 | #223 | 19 | #6,223 |
| 2023 | 1,726 | #214 | 22 | #5,617 |
| 2022 | 1,539 | #230 | 22 | #5,696 |
| 2021 | 1,592 | #232 | 21 | #5,823 |
| 2020 | 1,491 | #241 | 15 | #7,336 |
| 2019 | 1,623 | #232 | 28 | #4,812 |
| 2018 | 1,678 | #224 | 33 | #4,268 |
| 2017 | 1,522 | #243 | 20 | #6,128 |
| 2016 | 1,695 | #230 | 27 | #5,044 |
| 2015 | 1,614 | #236 | 22 | #5,895 |
| 2014 | 1,537 | #243 | 22 | #5,860 |
| 2013 | 1,623 | #225 | 17 | #7,160 |
| 2012 | 1,652 | #220 | 17 | #7,246 |
| 2011 | 1,581 | #227 | 11 | #9,951 |
| 2010 | 1,517 | #232 | 18 | #7,020 |
| 2009 | 1,558 | #232 | 15 | #8,192 |
| 2008 | 1,504 | #243 | 13 | #9,147 |
| 2007 | 1,486 | #242 | 24 | #5,774 |
| 2006 | 1,353 | #256 | 16 | #7,616 |
| 2005 | 1,376 | #244 | 17 | #6,941 |
| 2004 | 1,385 | #241 | 19 | #6,317 |
| 2003 | 1,536 | #225 | 18 | #6,403 |
| 2002 | 1,472 | #228 | 15 | #7,186 |
| 2001 | 1,418 | #239 | 16 | #6,723 |
| 2000 | 1,468 | #233 | 14 | #7,296 |
| 1999 | 1,545 | #219 | 14 | #6,961 |
| 1998 | 1,491 | #215 | 17 | #5,891 |
| 1997 | 1,364 | #225 | 37 | #3,183 |
| 1996 | 990 | #281 | 24 | #4,353 |
| 1995 | 689 | #355 | 12 | #7,203 |
| 1994 | 566 | #404 | 22 | #4,583 |
| 1993 | 432 | #487 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 1992 | 329 | #561 | 10 | #8,291 |
| 1991 | 259 | #634 | 7 | #10,668 |
| 1990 | 277 | #604 | 12 | #7,027 |
| 1989 | 248 | #636 | 13 | #6,286 |
| 1988 | 232 | #621 | 10 | #7,320 |
| 1987 | 252 | #571 | 10 | #6,974 |
| 1986 | 144 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 148 | #727 | 6 | #9,720 |
| 1984 | 82 | #986 | 9 | #6,990 |
| 1983 | 81 | #984 | 5 | #10,832 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,246 | 6 | #9,610 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,420 | 7 | #8,419 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,191 | 8 | #7,639 |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,091 | 5 | #10,737 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #817 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Griffin reached #214 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #3,183 in 1997. 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.