Boys' name · since 1881
Graham
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 61,436 babies named Graham, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #120 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,436
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Graham is the #120 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 61,436 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graham has been recorded 61,436 times among boys since 1881, currently ranked #120 nationally and more common than 99.1% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #442 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #120 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 61,436 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Graham ranks #442 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #120 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 61,436 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #120 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,436
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Graham's 61,436 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Graham compares
61,436 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Graham's all-time total is 166x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Graham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61,436 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,967 | 34 | 22,252 |
Graham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Graham's full recorded timeline at 1954, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 2,967 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Graham popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,967
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Graham popularity over time - girls
235 total births recorded since 1915 (Graham as girls' name)
Graham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19,248 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Graham's strongest decade.
19,248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Graham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 79
1890s
79 births
- 1900s 126
1900s
126 births
- 1910s 700
1910s
700 births
- 1920s 1,062
1920s
1,062 births
- 1930s 1,036
1930s
1,036 births
- 1940s 963
1940s
963 births
- 1950s 971
1950s
971 births
- 1960s 1,094
1960s
1,094 births
- 1970s 2,330
1970s
2,330 births
- 1980s 4,958
1980s
4,958 births
- 1990s 6,006
1990s
6,006 births
- 2000s 7,623
2000s
7,623 births
- 2010s
2010s
19,248 births
- 2020s
2020s
15,179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19,248 births (31% of all-time use).
How Graham compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Graham's total volume
Graham by state
Where Graham concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,099 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,031 | 6.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 3,633 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,920 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,669 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 2,551 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 2,269 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,153 | 3.5% |
4,099 of 61,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Graham appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Graham's data
- Graham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19,248 total births) through the 2020s (15,179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Grahams (4,099 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Graham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Graham draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.