Graham

“Possibly gravelly homestead” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #120 in the US (2025) · Trending

Graham is climbing: on the charts since 1881, it reached #120 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 3,000 boys given the name last year. Roughly 61,000 have carried it all-time. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Midwest today.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Grahams

Graham Greene — British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991)
Graham Hill — British racing driver (1929–1975)
Graham Chapman — English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)
Graham Arnold — Australian association football player and coach
Graham Norton — Irish comedian, actor and television host

In stories & tradition

Graham O'Brien — Doctor Who
Graham Ashe — Highlander: The Series
Graham Elton — Doctors

What Grahams become

Among 1,798 notable people named Graham:

Sports figures appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Graham Hill, British racing driver (1929–1975).

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