Boys' name · since 2007
Gryffen
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Gryffen, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gryffen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 2007.
Gryffen has 12 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2008.
- #32,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 2007
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gryffen ranks #32,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gryffen's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gryffen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gryffen's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gryffen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Gryffen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Gryffen's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gryffen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gryffen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~1 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, 2007–2008 (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 Gryffen 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.