Graham

GRAY-um (UK); sometimes GRAM (US)

Scottish

"gravelly homestead"

By Grace

Updated Mon Sep 02 2024

Graham Origin and Meaning

The name Graham is a boy's name of Scottish, English origin meaning "gravelly homestead".

Well used in England and Scotland since the fifties, the smooth and sophisticated Graham is catching on here.

Among the best known bearers are novelist Graham Greene, racing driver Graham Hill and painter Graham Sutherland, as well as musicians Graham Nash and Parker--and Gram Parsons.

Though long associated with the Scots, Graham actually developed as a surname in England, dating back to the eleventh century. In the UK, it is sometimes spelled Graeme.

# 140 in the US

Graham Rank in US Top 1000

# 82 on Nameberry

Graham Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Graham Popularity

140US2023
82Nameberry2024
102Future2028

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Famous People Named Graham

Graham AbbeyCanadian actor
Graham E. BellAmerican astronomer
Graham ChapmanEnglish comedian (Monty Python)
Graham GanoAmerican football player
(Henry) Graham GreeneEnglish novelist
Graham HancockBritish writer and reporter
Graham HarrellAmerican football player
Graham HillBritish racing driver
Graham IngelsAmerican comic book/magazine illustrator
Graham ParkerEnglish singer,songwriter
Graham Patrick MartinAmerican actor

Graham NashEnglish musician of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash
Graham NortonIrish comedian and TV presenter
Graham RahalAmerican race car driver
Graham SwiftBritish author
Graham ElliotAmerican celebrity chef on TV's "MasterChef"
Alexander Graham BellScottish inventor of the telephone
Graham ZusiAmerican soccer player
Graham Waterstonson of actor Sam Waterston
Graham Scottson of actor Adam Scott
Graham Liston Witherill (b. 2009)son of racing driver Cory Witherill

Graham WellesleyEarl of Cowley
Lindsey GrahamAmerican politician, senator from South Carolina

Graham in Pop Culture

Grahamcharacter from the video game "King's Quest V"
Graham Daltoncharacter in"Sex, Lies, and Videotape,"
Graham Sandovalcharacter in Lifetime's "The Client List"
Graham Hawtreycharacter in film "The Internship"
Grahamcharacter on TV's "The 100"
Dr. John Graham Brettoncharacter in "Villette" by Charlotte Bronte
Graham Eatonfemale character from the movie "But I'm a Cheerleader," played by Clea DuVall
Will Grahamcharacter in the TV series "Hannibal"
Ashley Grahamcharacter from the video game "Resident Evil 4"
Graham crackersa type of cracker confectionery, an ingredient in s'mores