How Many People Are Named Graves?
An estimated 51 people in the United States have the first name Graves. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Graves peaked in popularity in 2024 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Graves 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 Graves paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Graves is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
51
About 1 in 6,720,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2024
11 births
Total Registered
120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Graves
Graves is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 120 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Graves as a male name
Ranked #7,383 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (11 births)
Graves: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Graves span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 33 babies were registered. Graves remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Graves by Decade
How has Graves 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.
Graves + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Graves as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Graves
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Graves: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Graves?
We estimate approximately 51 people named Graves 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 6,720,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Graves a common name?
Graves is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Graves most popular?
Graves reached peak popularity in 2024, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Graves is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Graves a male name?
Graves is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Graves Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Graves Smith, Graves Johnson, Graves 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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