US rank #2512 Boys' name Peak 2019 1,049 births

Gryffin — #2512 US boys' name

1,049 babies named Gryffin in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1402010s5102020s399
#2512
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Gryffin was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

97 babies were named Gryffin in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gryffin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,049 babies named Gryffin between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gryffin currently holds the #2512 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gryffin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 510 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gryffin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Gryffin in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gryffin 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 1,049 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.

Gryffin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,049

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2019

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,512

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gryffin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
97
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
050100150 2024202020162012200820042000 6

Gryffin popularity over time — girls

20 total births recorded since 2017 (Gryffin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
5.566.577.588.5 202220182017 8

Gryffin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
510 births that decade — 49% of Gryffin's all-time total
2000s1402010s5102020s399

Gryffin by state

Where Gryffin concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gryffin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
33 3.1%
#2 California
31 3.0%
#3 Ohio
31 3.0%
#4 Michigan
21 2.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
16 1.5%
#6 New York
12 1.1%
#7 Florida
11 1.0%
#8 Illinois
11 1.0%
Texas share of Gryffin's total US births 3.1%
Even split

33 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Gryffin appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gryffin?
1,049 babies have been named Gryffin since 2000. It currently ranks #2512 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 97 births.
When was Gryffin most popular?
Gryffin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 510 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Gryffin most popular?
The top states for the name Gryffin are Texas (33 births), California (31 births), Ohio (31 births).
How long has the name Gryffin been used?
Gryffin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gryffin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gryphon, Gryffen, Gryffon. 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, 2000–2024 (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.