US rank #3700 Boys' name Peak 2012 2,849 births

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.

1930s171940s111950s391960s611970s1321980s2381990s4022000s4662010s12852020s198
#3700
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Graeme was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

2,849

Since 1933

92 years of records

Peak year

2012

201 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,700

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1933

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2024

Graeme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1933

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
201
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Graeme by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,285 births that decade — 45% of Graeme's all-time total
1930s171940s111950s391960s611970s1321980s2381990s4022000s4662010s12852020s198

Graeme by state

Where Graeme concentrates geographically — total births since 1933

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Graeme
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%
California share of Graeme's total US births 5.8%
Even split

166 of 2,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Graeme appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Graeme?
2,849 babies have been named Graeme since 1933. It currently ranks #3700 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 201 births.
When was Graeme most popular?
Graeme was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,285 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Graeme most popular?
The top states for the name Graeme are California (166 births), Ohio (95 births), Pennsylvania (69 births).
How long has the name Graeme been used?
Graeme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 92 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Graeme?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grant, Grayson, Graham, Grady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.