Griffith
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Welsh
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Griffith is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Griffith mean?
Welsh
A male given name from Welsh, of Wales usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Griffith a girl's or a boy's name?
Griffith is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Griffith in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Griffith in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Griffith in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Griffith in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Griffith, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1899.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Griffith in the US since 1880 were born between 1943 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Griffith in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,899 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,114 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,756 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,189 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,090 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,844 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,098 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,748 |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,971 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,217 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,849 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,867 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,802 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,934 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,122 |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,503 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,264 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,458 |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,403 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,814 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,967 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #856 |
Names like Griffith
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noah Isaac Leo Elijah Jacob Grayson Austin Max Theo Mason Gabriel Roman
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Griffith: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/griffith, updated 20 October 2026.