Boys' name · since 1975

Gram

360 babies named Gram in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,596 of 45,481
all-time among boys
360
born since 1975
2010s
peak decade

Gram is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 360 have been recorded since 1975.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gram has been recorded 360 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1975 to 2024.

  • #9,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 360 born since 1975
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gram ranks #9,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,596 of 45,481
all-time among boys
360
born since 1975
2010s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Gram's 360 recorded births place it above 78.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gram's full recorded timeline at 2009, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2012)
22
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
0510152025 197519902001200520092013201720212024 9

Gram by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 43% of the file).

2010s was Gram's strongest decade.

154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Gram births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gram? ▼
Gram has been given to 360 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,596 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 22 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Gram sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gram ranks #9,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gram most popular? ▼
Gram was most popular in the 2010s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Gram been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gram since 1975 -- 50 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Gram? ▼
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.

What to do with Gram's data

  • Gram's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gram

Nearby Names Like Gram

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gram

Grant Boy
#228 136,462 births
Grayson Boy
#51 128,994 births
Graham Boy
#120 61,436 births
Grady Boy
#373 52,474 births
Granville Boy
#12013 5,501 births

Compare Gram side by side: Gram vs Grant Gram vs Grayson Gram vs Graham

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2024 (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 Gram 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.