Griffin is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Griffin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #222 among boys (1,627) and #5,788 among girls (21) — overall #416 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,648 | 1,648 | #5,788 | #222 |
| 2024 | 1,636 | 1,636 | #6,247 | #223 |
| 2023 | 1,750 | 1,750 | #5,622 | #214 |
| 2022 | 1,562 | 1,562 | #5,698 | #230 |
| 2021 | 1,613 | 1,613 | #5,827 | #232 |
| 2020 | 1,507 | 1,507 | #7,339 | #241 |
| 2019 | 1,652 | 1,652 | #4,815 | #232 |
| 2018 | 1,711 | 1,711 | #4,269 | #224 |
| 2017 | 1,542 | 1,542 | #6,130 | #243 |
| 2016 | 1,722 | 1,722 | #5,045 | #230 |
| 2015 | 1,636 | 1,636 | #5,897 | #236 |
| 2014 | 1,559 | 1,559 | #5,860 | #243 |
| 2013 | 1,640 | 1,640 | #7,160 | #225 |
| 2012 | 1,669 | 1,669 | #7,247 | #220 |
| 2011 | 1,592 | 1,592 | #9,951 | #227 |
| 2010 | 1,535 | 1,535 | #7,021 | #232 |
| 2009 | 1,573 | 1,573 | #8,193 | #232 |
| 2008 | 1,517 | 1,517 | #9,148 | #243 |
| 2007 | 1,510 | 1,510 | #5,776 | #242 |
| 2006 | 1,369 | 1,369 | #7,616 | #256 |
| 2005 | 1,393 | 1,393 | #6,941 | #244 |
| 2004 | 1,404 | 1,404 | #6,317 | #241 |
| 2003 | 1,554 | 1,554 | #6,403 | #225 |
| 2002 | 1,487 | 1,487 | #7,186 | #228 |
| 2001 | 1,434 | 1,434 | #6,724 | #239 |
| 2000 | 1,482 | 1,482 | #7,298 | #233 |
| 1999 | 1,559 | 1,559 | #6,961 | #219 |
| 1998 | 1,508 | 1,508 | #5,891 | #215 |
| 1997 | 1,402 | — | #3,183 | #225 |
| 1996 | 1,014 | — | #4,353 | #281 |
| 1995 | 701 | — | #7,204 | #355 |
| 1994 | 587 | — | #4,583 | #404 |
| 1993 | 454 | — | #4,567 | #487 |
| 1992 | 339 | — | #8,290 | #561 |
| 1991 | 266 | — | #10,668 | #634 |
| 1990 | 289 | — | #7,027 | #604 |
| 1989 | 261 | — | #6,286 | #636 |
| 1988 | 242 | — | #7,319 | #621 |
| 1987 | 262 | — | #6,974 | #571 |
| 1986 | 144 | — | — | #754 |
| 1985 | 154 | — | #9,720 | #727 |
| 1984 | 91 | — | #6,992 | #986 |
| 1983 | 86 | — | #10,833 | #984 |
| 1982 | 62 | — | #9,610 | #1,246 |
| 1981 | 52 | — | #8,419 | #1,420 |
| 1980 | 67 | — | #7,640 | #1,191 |
| 1979 | 72 | — | #10,738 | #1,091 |
| 1978 | 64 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1977 | 62 | — | — | #1,108 |
| 1976 | 56 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1975 | 30 | — | — | #1,677 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | #1,949 |
| 1973 | 19 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | — | #2,893 |
| 1971 | 18 | — | — | #2,234 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | — | #2,436 |
| 1969 | 30 | — | — | #1,481 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | — | #2,240 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | — | #1,935 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,119 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | — | #1,996 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | — | #2,310 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | — | #2,095 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | — | #2,364 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | — | #1,831 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,795 |
| 1957 | 18 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,316 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | — | #1,678 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | — | #2,066 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | — | #1,770 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | — | #1,796 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1948 | 20 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1947 | 22 | — | — | #1,620 |
| 1946 | 23 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | — | #2,173 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,769 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | — | #1,794 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | — | #1,827 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,121 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | — | #1,716 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,112 |
| 1935 | 18 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | — | #2,040 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,249 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | — | #1,468 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | — | #2,142 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1925 | 23 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | — | #1,650 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | — | #1,610 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1919 | 25 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1918 | 23 | — | — | #1,561 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | — | #1,824 |
| 1914 | 22 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,304 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | — | #1,072 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,250 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #878 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #866 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #815 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #803 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #994 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #895 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | — | #839 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #839 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #986 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #806 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #998 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #817 |