Recorded 2009–2016 Boys' name Peak 2016 11 births

Gryffon — boys' name

11 babies named Gryffon in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s6
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gryffon was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gryffon in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gryffon

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Gryffon between 2009 and 2016, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gryffon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gryffon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gryffon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gryffon 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 11 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.

Gryffon at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

11

Since 2009

8 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2009

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2016

Gryffon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2009

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20162009 5

Gryffon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Gryffon's all-time total
2000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gryffon?
11 babies have been named Gryffon since 2009. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Gryffon most popular?
Gryffon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Gryffon been used?
Gryffon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 8 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Gryffon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gryffin, Gryphon, Gryffen. 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, 2009–2016 (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.