Boys' name · since 1976
Grahm
Grahm has 692 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,840 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
692 babies have been named Grahm since 1976, making it today's #7840 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Grahm recorded 692 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #7840 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,840 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 692 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grahm ranks #6,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,840 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 692 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,840 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grahm's 692 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Grahm compares
692 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Grahm's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grahm | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 692 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Grahm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Grahm splits its recorded history at 2002: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Grahm popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Grahm by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (235 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Grahm's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Grahm births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 235 births (34% of all-time use).
How Grahm 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 Grahm's total volume
Grahm by state
Where Grahm concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 692 births nationwide.
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What to do with Grahm's data
- Grahm's decade-level peak was the 2010s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Grahms (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Grahm: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Grahm 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.