Griffin

“Prince” — Welsh origin

Boy's name · #222 in the US (2025) · Trending

Griffin is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1881, it stood at #222 in 2025; about 51,000 boys have been named Griffin along the way.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,400 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Griffins

Griffin Dunne — American actor, film director and film producer (born 1955)
Griffin Gluck — American actor
Griffin Bell — American judge (1918-2009)
Griffin Yow — American soccer player
Griffin Reinhart — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

Griffin — The Invisible Man · Hollow Man 2
Griffin Castillo — All My Children

What Griffins become

Among 96 notable people named Griffin:

Sports figures appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Griffin Yow, American soccer player.

Similar names: Kieran · Greyson · Lane · Bowen · Finn · Callan

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