How Many People Are Named Griffyn?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Griffyn. It is used for both genders, with 88.6% male. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Griffyn peaked in popularity in 2020 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Griffyn 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 Griffyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.6% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2020
33 births
Total Registered
508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Griffyn
Griffyn is predominantly male (88.6%), though 58 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Griffyn as a male name
Ranked #4,456 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (29 births)
Griffyn as a female name
Ranked #14,035 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2015 (9 births)
Griffyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Griffyn span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 241 babies were registered. While Griffyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Griffyn by Decade
How has Griffyn 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.
Griffyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Griffyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Griffyn
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Griffyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Griffyn?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Griffyn 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Griffyn a common name?
Griffyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Griffyn most popular?
Griffyn reached peak popularity in 2020, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Griffyn is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Griffyn a male name?
Griffyn is predominantly male. 88.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Griffyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Griffyn Smith, Griffyn Johnson, Griffyn 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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