Boys' name · since 1899
Griffith
1,550 babies named Griffith in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,550
- born since 1899
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,550 babies have been named Griffith since 1899, making it today's #4549 boys' name.
Griffith has 1,550 recorded births among boys since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4549 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #3,861 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,550 born since 1899
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griffith ranks #3,861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,550 born since 1899, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,550
- born since 1899
- 1990s
- peak decade
Griffith's 1,550 recorded births place it above 91.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Griffith compares
1,550 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Griffith's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Griffith | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,550 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Griffith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Griffith splits its recorded history at 1969: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Griffith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Griffith by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (202 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Griffith's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Griffith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
148 births
- 1930s
1930s
90 births
- 1940s
1940s
125 births
- 1950s
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
117 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 202 births (13% of all-time use).
How Griffith 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 Griffith's total volume
Griffith by state
Where Griffith concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 1.1% |
27 of 1,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Griffith's data
- Griffith's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (202 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Griffiths (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Griffith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1899–2025 (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 Griffith 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.