Grafton — #8307 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Grafton

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,071 babies named Grafton between 1886 and 2024, spanning 139 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grafton currently holds the #8307 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grafton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Grafton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Grafton in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grafton 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 1,071 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.