Boys' name · since 2009
Griffey
226 babies named Griffey in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Griffey currently ranks #5172 among boys' names in America, with 226 babies recorded since 2009.
Griffey has 226 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5172 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #12,233 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,172 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 226 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griffey ranks #12,233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,172 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 226 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Griffey's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Griffey compares
226 40th percentile among 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
Griffey's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Griffey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 226 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Griffey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Griffey's full recorded timeline at 2019, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Griffey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Griffey by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (128 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Griffey's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Griffey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 128 births (57% of all-time use).
Griffey by state
Where Griffey concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 16 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Washington | | 12 | 5.3% |
16 of 226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Utah records the most Griffeys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Griffey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Griffey 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.