How Many People Are Named Graeme?
An estimated 2,766 people in the United States have the first name Graeme. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Graeme peaked in popularity in 2012 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Graeme as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Graeme paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,766
About 1 in 123,917 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2012
201 births
Total Registered
2,849
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Graeme
Graeme is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,849 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Graeme as a male name
Ranked #3,714 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (201 births)
Graeme: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Graeme span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,285 babies were registered. Graeme has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Graeme by Decade
How has Graeme tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Graeme by State
Birth registrations for Graeme span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Arizona, Connecticut. On average, about 37 Graemes were registered per state.
Graeme + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Graeme as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Graeme
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Graeme: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Graeme?
We estimate approximately 2,766 people named Graeme are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 123,917 Americans share this first name.
Is Graeme a common name?
Graeme is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,849 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Graeme most popular?
Graeme reached peak popularity in 2012, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Graeme is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Graeme a male name?
Graeme is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Graeme Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Graeme Smith, Graeme Johnson, Graeme Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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