How Many People Are Named Eddie Griffin?

There are approximately 84 people named Eddie Griffin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,080,409 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Eddie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Griffin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 4,080,409 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Eddie

Last Name

Griffin

Eddie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Eddie. The peak year was 1947 with 4,715 births. The average person named Eddie today is 59 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Eddie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Eddie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (35.10%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (34.17%) and Hispanic (23.73%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Eddie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Eddie rose or fell over time.

White

35.10%

Black

34.17%

Hispanic

23.73%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.92%

Two or More Races

2.38%

Ancestry of the Griffin Surname

The surname Griffin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Griffin in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

61.30%

Black

29.95%

Hispanic

3.19%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.60%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

4.51%

How we calculated this

The first name "Eddie" has an estimated frequency of 0.0384% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Griffin" appears at a rate of 63.94 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Eddie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 84 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Eddie

Eddie Smith Eddie Johnson Eddie Williams Eddie Brown Eddie Jones Eddie Garcia Eddie Murphy

Other people with the surname Griffin

Michael Griffin James Griffin John Griffin David Griffin Robert Griffin William Griffin Elizabeth Griffin Brian Griffin

Eddie Griffin: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Eddie Griffin?

We estimate approximately 84 people named Eddie Griffin are alive in the United States today. The first name Eddie is shared by 131,623 Americans, and the surname Griffin is shared by 219,174.

How rare is the name Eddie Griffin?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,080,409 Americans. The first name Eddie is common and the surname Griffin is common.

Is Eddie a male or female name?

Eddie is predominantly male, with 93.1% of bearers being male and 6.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Eddie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Eddie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (35.10%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (34.17%) and Hispanic (23.73%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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