Graham
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About Graham
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.
Pronounced GRAY-um.
As of October 2026, Graham ranked #120 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #73.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #199 | 2,039 | 1,061.5 |
| 2015 | #176 | 2,378 | 1,240.6 |
| 2016 | #179 | 2,247 | 1,184 |
| 2017 | #185 | 2,111 | 1,140.5 |
| 2018 | #182 | 2,174 | 1,197 |
| 2019 | #180 | 2,156 | 1,201.6 |
| 2020 | #186 | 2,095 | 1,213.7 |
| 2021 | #161 | 2,381 | 1,361 |
| 2022 | #155 | 2,400 | 1,374.6 |
| 2023 | #141 | 2,537 | 1,483.1 |
| 2024 | #129 | 2,789 | 1,618.8 |
| 2025 | #120 | 2,967 | 1,737 |
World rankings
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Graham on lists
Famous Grahams
- Graham Abbey
Canadian actor
- Graham E. Bell
American astronomer
- Graham Chapman
English comedian (Monty Python)
- Graham Gano
American football player
- (Henry) Graham Greene
English novelist
- Graham Hancock
British writer and reporter
- Graham Harrell
American football player
- Graham Hill
British racing driver
- Graham Ingels
American comic book/magazine illustrator
- Graham Parker
English singer,songwriter
- Graham Patrick Martin
American actor
- Graham Nash
English musician of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Graham Norton
Irish comedian and TV presenter
- Graham Rahal
American race car driver
- Graham Swift
British author
- Graham Elliot
American celebrity chef on TV's "MasterChef"
- Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish inventor of the telephone
- Graham Zusi
American soccer player
- Graham Waterston
son of actor Sam Waterston
- Graham Scott
son of actor Adam Scott
- Graham Liston Witherill (b. 2009)
son of racing driver Cory Witherill
- Graham Wellesley
Earl of Cowley
- Lindsey Graham
American politician, senator from South Carolina
Graham in pop culture
- Graham
character from the video game "King's Quest V"
- Graham Dalton
character in"Sex, Lies, and Videotape,"
- Graham Sandoval
character in Lifetime's "The Client List"
- Graham Hawtrey
character in film "The Internship"
- Graham
character on TV's "The 100"
- Dr. John Graham Bretton
character in "Villette" by Charlotte Bronte
- Graham Eaton
female character from the movie "But I'm a Cheerleader," played by Clea DuVall
- Will Graham
character in the TV series "Hannibal"
- Ashley Graham
character from the video game "Resident Evil 4"
- Graham crackers
a type of cracker confectionery, an ingredient in s'mores
- Graham Dunne
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
- Graham Dunne
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"
- Joshua Graham
Character in the video game Fallout, New Vegas
Variations & nicknames
- GraemeScottish