How Many People Are Named Grafton?
An estimated 597 people in the United States have the first name Grafton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Grafton peaked in popularity in 1916 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grafton 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 Grafton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
597
About 1 in 574,128 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1916
25 births
Total Registered
1,071
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grafton
Grafton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,071 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Grafton as a male name
Ranked #8,530 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (25 births)
Grafton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grafton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 145 babies were registered. While Grafton is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Grafton by Decade
How has Grafton 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.
Grafton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grafton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Grafton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grafton?
We estimate approximately 597 people named Grafton 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 574,128 Americans share this first name.
Is Grafton a common name?
Grafton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,071 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grafton most popular?
Grafton reached peak popularity in 1916, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grafton is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grafton a male name?
Grafton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grafton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grafton Smith, Grafton Johnson, Grafton 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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