US rank #10687 Boys' name Peak 2024 29 births

Grim — #10687 US boys' name

29 babies named Grim in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s24
#10687
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 25% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Grim was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

7 babies were named Grim in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grim

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Grim between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grim currently holds the #10687 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grim performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Grim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grim 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 29 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.

Grim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

29

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2024

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,687

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Grim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20242023202220202017 5

Grim by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 83% of Grim's all-time total
2010s52020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grim?
29 babies have been named Grim since 2017. It currently ranks #10687 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Grim most popular?
Grim was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Grim been used?
Grim has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Grim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Griffin, Griffen, Griffith, Griffyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.