Griffin

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Griffin is a masculine given name of Welsh origin. The name derives from Griffinus, which is a Latinised version of Griffith which was commonly used in medieval Wales. Griffith is an Anglicized form of Gruffydd, which ultimately derives from the Old Welsh Grippiud.

From Wikipedia

Griffin first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 224 babies (rank #171 that year). In 2024 it was given to 104 boys (rank #317). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Griffin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Griffin yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

4,485
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
224
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199119#750
199217#828
199326#637
199417#795
199543#469
199679#339
1997123#235
1998130#218
1999164#180
2000130#201
2001103#238
2002116#227
2003142#200
2004145#201
2005107#263
2006159#195
2007194#171
2008179#187
2009194#179
2010147#230
2011145#233
2012181#194
2013189#193
2014224#171
2015208#183
2016211#178
2017166#225
2018171#214
2019152#235
2020155#227
2021132#262
2022119#270
202394#324
2024104#317