Graham

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Graham is a masculine given name in the English language. It is derived from the surname. The variant form Graeme can also be

From Wikipedia

Graham first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 2,789 babies (rank #129 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,789 boys (rank #129). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Graham

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

58,681

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

2,789

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Graham

Graham Greeneautobiographer · b. 1904
Graham Chapmanautobiographer · b. 1941
Graham Arnoldassociation football player · b. 1963
Graham Greenemusician · b. 1952
Graham NortonQ114919269 · b. 1963

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#925
1882	7	#790
1883	7	#759
1884	6	#900
1885	5	#997
1886	7	#794
1887	9	#651
1888	8	#778
1889	7	#837
1890	5	#1,060
1891	7	#802
1892	13	#583
1893	6	#954
1894	12	#604
1895	14	#567
1897	7	#886
1898	10	#715
1899	5	#1,109
1900	15	#658
1902	8	#885
1903	13	#631
1904	12	#704
1905	12	#721
1906	12	#726
1907	17	#623
1908	18	#619
1909	19	#627
1910	26	#559
1911	28	#580
1912	48	#586
1913	53	#606
1914	68	#610
1915	98	#572
1916	109	#547
1917	92	#617
1918	85	#676
1919	93	#630
1920	108	#606
1921	129	#550
1922	105	#631
1923	117	#580
1924	90	#687
1925	95	#657
1926	101	#623
1927	94	#654
1928	117	#569
1929	106	#582
1930	102	#607
1931	100	#585
1932	113	#557
1933	100	#580
1934	110	#564
1935	116	#538
1936	95	#595
1937	102	#571
1938	112	#547
1939	86	#640
1940	86	#649
1941	101	#591
1942	100	#637
1943	93	#666
1944	99	#619
1945	78	#686
1946	100	#645
1947	112	#653
1948	93	#694
1949	101	#682
1950	97	#697
1951	106	#678
1952	93	#729
1953	92	#747
1954	92	#747
1955	81	#814
1956	96	#751
1957	96	#770
1958	107	#719
1959	111	#728
1960	94	#792
1961	111	#732
1962	108	#739
1963	114	#732
1964	99	#766
1965	88	#791
1966	103	#729
1967	106	#722
1968	110	#718
1969	161	#615
1970	175	#613
1971	205	#570
1972	194	#572
1973	175	#594
1974	186	#583
1975	233	#527
1976	248	#508
1977	249	#532
1978	298	#466
1979	366	#416
1980	445	#386
1981	449	#382
1982	474	#369
1983	525	#345
1984	518	#353
1985	521	#353
1986	564	#339
1987	476	#398
1988	488	#407
1989	499	#417
1990	587	#395
1991	629	#369
1992	571	#403
1993	668	#352
1994	589	#394
1995	633	#374
1996	577	#405
1997	554	#418
1998	600	#405
1999	598	#405
2000	618	#405
2001	631	#398
2002	619	#408
2003	662	#396
2004	617	#423
2005	670	#408
2006	649	#430
2007	798	#382
2008	1,031	#322
2009	1,328	#263
2010	1,189	#284
2011	1,356	#256
2012	1,715	#215
2013	1,883	#203
2014	2,039	#199
2015	2,378	#176
2016	2,247	#179
2017	2,111	#185
2018	2,174	#182
2019	2,156	#180
2020	2,095	#186
2021	2,381	#161
2022	2,400	#155
2023	2,537	#141
2024	2,789	#129