Boys' name · since 1923
Griff
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Griff, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,862 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
286 boys have been named Griff since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griff has been recorded 286 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2024.
- #10,862 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 286 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griff ranks #10,862 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,862 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Griff's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Griff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Griff's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Griff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2024
- Peak year (1960)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Griff by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (60 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Griff's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Griff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 60 births (21% of all-time use).
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- Griff's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Griff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1923–2024 (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 Griff 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.