Boys' name · since 1995
Griffon
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Griffon, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Griffon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 231 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Griffon recorded 231 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2024.
- #12,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 231 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griffon ranks #12,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Griffon's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Griffon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Griffon splits its recorded history at 2009: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Griffon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Griffon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (95 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Griffon's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Griffon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Griffon's data
- Griffon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Griffon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Griffon 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.