Griffith — #5058 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Griffith

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,528 babies named Griffith between 1899 and 2024, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Griffith currently holds the #5058 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Griffith performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Griffith shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Griffith in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Griffith in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,528 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.