US rank #10117 Boys' name Peak 2008 682 births

Grahm — #10117 US boys' name

682 babies named Grahm in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s631990s1062000s2082010s2352020s54
#10117
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Grahm was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

36 babies were named Grahm in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grahm

The Social Security Administration has registered 682 babies named Grahm between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grahm currently holds the #10117 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grahm performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Grahm shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Grahm in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grahm 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 682 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.

Grahm at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

682

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2008

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,117

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Grahm popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
36
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198819821976 5

Grahm by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
235 births that decade — 34% of Grahm's all-time total
1970s161980s631990s1062000s2082010s2352020s54

Grahm by state

Where Grahm concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Grahm
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 0.7%
Michigan share of Grahm's total US births 0.7%

5 of 682 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grahm?
682 babies have been named Grahm since 1976. It currently ranks #10117 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 36 births.
When was Grahm most popular?
Grahm was most popular in the 2010s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Grahm most popular?
The top states for the name Grahm are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Grahm been used?
Grahm has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Grahm?
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, 1976–2024 (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.