Griffon
Boy · GRIF-on · English
Griffon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “mythical eagle-lion beast”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Griffon mean?
English: word for the mythical griffin, via French; also a spelling of Griffin
“mythical eagle-lion beast”
A griffon has an eagle's head and wings on a lion's body, a favourite beast of heraldry.
- Say it
- GRIF-on
Is Griffon a girl's or a boy's name?
Griffon is a boys' name.
How popular is Griffon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Griffon in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Griffon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Nicknames for Griffon
- Griff 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Griffon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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