How Many People Are Named Graham?
An estimated 54,164 people in the United States have the first name Graham. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Graham peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,800 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Graham 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 Graham paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Graham is overwhelmingly male, 222 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
54,164
About 1 in 6,328 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,800 births
Total Registered
58,681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Graham
Graham is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 58,681 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Graham as a male name
Ranked #129 in 2024
2,789 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (2,789 births)
Graham as a female name
Ranked #9,111 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (16 births)
Graham: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Graham span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 19,329 babies were registered. While Graham is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Graham by Decade
How has Graham 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 61 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 79 | 79 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 126 | 126 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 705 | 700 | 5 | |
| 1920s | 1,062 | 1,062 | 0 | |
| 1930s | 1,036 | 1,036 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 963 | 963 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 971 | 971 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 1,100 | 1,094 | 6 | |
| 1970s | 2,329 | 2,329 | 0 | |
| 1980s | 4,977 | 4,959 | 18 | |
| 1990s | 6,033 | 6,006 | 27 | |
| 2000s | 7,652 | 7,623 | 29 | |
| 2010s | 19,329 | 19,248 | 81 | |
| 2020s | 12,258 | 12,202 | 56 | |
Graham by State
Birth registrations for Graham span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Hawaii, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 1,054 Grahams were registered per state.
Graham + Last Name Combinations
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Graham: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Graham?
We estimate approximately 54,164 people named Graham 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 6,328 Americans share this first name.
Is Graham a common name?
Graham is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 58,681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Graham most popular?
Graham reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,800 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Graham is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Graham a male name?
Graham is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Graham Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Graham Smith, Graham Johnson, Graham 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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