Name profile

Griffin

A name of Latinized origin.

OriginLatinized
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#222

Meaning and history

Latinized form of Gruffudd, the name Griffin may also be influenced by the English word griffin, referring to the mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρύψ (gryps).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,353 births, rank #256
2007: 1,486 births, rank #242
2008: 1,504 births, rank #243
2009: 1,558 births, rank #232
2010: 1,517 births, rank #232
20112011: 1,581 births, rank #227
2012: 1,652 births, rank #220
2013: 1,623 births, rank #225
2014: 1,537 births, rank #243
2015: 1,614 births, rank #236
20162016: 1,695 births, rank #230
2017: 1,522 births, rank #243
2018: 1,678 births, rank #224
2019: 1,624 births, rank #232
2020: 1,492 births, rank #241
20212021: 1,592 births, rank #232
2022: 1,540 births, rank #230
2023: 1,728 births, rank #214
2024: 1,617 births, rank #223
20252025: 1,627 births, rank #222

Griffin rose from #223 to #222 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2023, with 1,728 births.