Recorded 2002–2016 Boys' name Peak 2008 80 births

Graiden — boys' name

80 babies named Graiden in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s462010s34
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Graiden was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Graiden in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Graiden

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Graiden between 2002 and 2016, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Graiden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Graiden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Graiden shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Graiden 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 80 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.

Graiden at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

80

Since 2002

15 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2002

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2016

Graiden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2002

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 2016201420132012201020092008200720062002 5

Graiden by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 57% of Graiden's all-time total
2000s462010s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Graiden?
80 babies have been named Graiden since 2002. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Graiden most popular?
Graiden was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Graiden been used?
Graiden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 15 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Graiden?
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.

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, 2002–2016 (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.