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Griffin

Pronounced /ˈɡɹɪfɪn/

Rank in 2024
#223
Born in 2024
1,609
Peak year
2023 · #214
Origin
Cornish, Welsh

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 1,609 boys were named Griffin, about 1 in every 1,066.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 1,726 babies, ranked #214.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1881.
  • 49,411 boys have been named Griffin since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Griffin per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. 0.2
    Millennials
  6. 0.8
    Gen Z
  7. 0.9
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 402 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 291 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 340 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 511 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 4,830 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Gen Z: 23,706 babies, 0.76 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 19,249 babies, 0.89 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

  • A male given name from Welsh derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Gruffudd.
  • A male given name from Cornish derived from Gryffyn, of relation to the Welsh name.
  • (rare) A female given name.
Origin
Cornish, Welsh
Say it
/ˈɡɹɪfɪn/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Griffin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

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    Griffen

    Rank
    #5,794
    Born '24
    16
    Origin
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    1880peak 19992024