Total births
34
Boys' name · since 2017
Grim
34 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.
- #10729
- among boys today
- 34
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
34 babies have been named Grim since 2017, making it today's #10729 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grim has been recorded 34 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #10729 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #10729 among boys today
- 34 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Grim is currently the #10729 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 34 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10729
- among boys today
- 34
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Grim vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10729
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
85% 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.
How Grim compares
34 12th percentile among 14,294 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
Grim's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grim | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Grim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grim's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grim at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,729
Active since
2017
Grim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Grim by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Grim's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Grim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Grim? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 34 babies named Grim. Today it holds rank #10729 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 7 births.
When was Grim most popular? ▼
Grim was most popular in the 2020s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Grim been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Grim since 2017 -- 9 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
Keep exploring Grim
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Griffyn Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Grim: #10729 Boys' Name - 34 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/grim. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Grim 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 June 2026.