How Many People Are Named Gryphon?
An estimated 629 people in the United States have the first name Gryphon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Gryphon peaked in popularity in 2008 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gryphon 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 Gryphon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
629
About 1 in 544,919 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2008
39 births
Total Registered
635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gryphon
Gryphon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 635 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gryphon as a male name
Ranked #5,977 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (39 births)
Gryphon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gryphon span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 261 babies were registered. While Gryphon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gryphon by Decade
How has Gryphon 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.
Gryphon by State
Gryphon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gryphon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gryphon
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Gryphon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gryphon?
We estimate approximately 629 people named Gryphon 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 544,919 Americans share this first name.
Is Gryphon a common name?
Gryphon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gryphon most popular?
Gryphon reached peak popularity in 2008, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gryphon is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gryphon a male name?
Gryphon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gryphon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gryphon Smith, Gryphon Johnson, Gryphon 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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