Graeme — #3700 US boys' name
2,849 babies named Graeme in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 74% of names given to boys today.
45% of everyone ever named Graeme was born in this single decade.
201 babies were named Graeme in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Graeme
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,849 babies named Graeme between 1933 and 2024, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Graeme currently holds the #3700 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 201 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Graeme performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Graeme shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Graeme in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Graeme in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,849 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Graeme at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Graeme popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1933
- Peak year (2012)
- 201
- Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
Currently ranks #3700 among boys.
2,849 total births across 92 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 201 births in a single year.
Graeme by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,285 births that decade — 45% of Graeme's all-time total
Graeme decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,285 births
- Runner-up 466 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Graeme's strongest decade
1,285 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
Graeme by state
Where Graeme concentrates geographically — total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 166 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 95 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 64 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 63 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 62 | 2.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 43 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 39 | 1.4% |
166 of 2,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 2.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.2% of nationwide
- Texas 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 26 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Graeme appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.