Graham

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Graham is ranked 129th among boys in 2024 (2,789 births). Its best rank was 129th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #129up 12 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2,7890.16% of boys
Peak year: 20242,789 births
Best rank: #129in 2024
Since 1881: 58,459people given the name

Babies named Graham, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

58,459 boys have been named Graham in the United States since 1881, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,789 births — 0.16% of all boys recorded that year.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 33%. It has spent 140 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Graham
1880s	61
1890s	79
1900s	126
1910s	700
1920s	1,062
1930s	1,036
1940s	963
1950s	971
1960s	1,094
1970s	2,329
1980s	4,959
1990s	6,006
2000s	7,623
2010s	19,248
2020s	12,202

In 2024, its biggest year

Graham was the 129th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Graham

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.