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Griffin

Boy's name · #222 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Griffin is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1881, it stood at #222 in 2025; about 51,000 boys have been named Griffin along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,047 in England & Wales (2025) · #317 in Canada (2024).

Famous Griffins

• Griffin Dunne — American actor, film director and film producer (born 1955)
• Griffin Gluck — American actor
• Griffin Bell — American judge (1918–2009)
• Griffin Yow — American soccer player
• Griffin Reinhart — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

• Griffin — The Invisible Man (book)
• Griffin Castillo — All My Children (TV series)

What Griffins become

Among 96 notable people named Griffin:

Sports figures appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Griffin Yow, American soccer player.

Similar names: Kieran · Greyson · Lane · Bowen · Sullivan · Ronan

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