Girls' name · since 1969
Grainne
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Grainne, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Grainne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 92 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Grainne recorded 92 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2007.
- #28,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grainne ranks #28,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Grainne's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Grainne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Grainne's full recorded timeline at 2001, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Grainne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2007
- Peak year (1989)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Grainne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Grainne's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Grainne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (54% of all-time use).
Grainne by state
Where Grainne concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 6.5% |
6 of 92 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Grainnes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Grainne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1969–2007 (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 Grainne 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.