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Griffydd

Gender
Boy
Say it
GRIF-ith
Origin
Welsh
UK rank, 2025
#4,301 for boys

Griffydd is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).

What does Griffydd mean?

Welsh: spelling of Gruffydd

A spelling of Gruffydd, as borne by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the only Welsh king to rule all of Wales.

Is Griffydd a girl's or a boy's name?

Griffydd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Griffydd in the UK?

Rank in 2025
4,301st among boys
Babies in 2025
4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising up 75% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Griffydd, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 boys.

In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were given Griffydd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #741, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.

2001Busiest: 7 in 20232025
Griffydd in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20254#4,301
20243#5,198
20237#2,965
20223#5,017
20213#4,989
20200–
20193#4,913
20185#3,596
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20133#4,884
20124#4,147
20110–
20100–
20095#3,395
20080–
20070–
20060–
20053#3,992
20040–
20030–
20020–
20013#3,255

Nicknames for Griffydd

Names like Griffydd

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Other spellings of Griffydd

More Welsh names

Every Welsh name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Griffydd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/griffydd, updated 20 October 2026.