Boys' name · since 1985
Griffen
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 1,808 babies named Griffen, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,480 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,808
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,808 babies have been named Griffen since 1985, making it today's #5480 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griffen has been recorded 1,808 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #5480 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,480 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,808 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griffen ranks #3,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,480 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,808 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,480 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,808
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Griffen's 1,808 recorded births place it above 92.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Griffen compares
1,808 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Griffen's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Griffen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,808 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Griffen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Griffen's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 110, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Griffen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Griffen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (764 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Griffen's strongest decade.
764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Griffen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
472 births
- 2000s
2000s
764 births
- 2010s
2010s
383 births
- 2020s 153
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 764 births (42% of all-time use).
How Griffen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Griffen's total volume
Griffen by state
Where Griffen concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 46 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 45 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.2% |
86 of 1,808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Griffen appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Griffen's data
- Griffen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (764 total births); usage has since declined to 153 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Griffens (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Griffen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Griffen 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.