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Grafton
OriginEnglish
Meaning"town in a grove"
US Rank#8480
2025 SSA
About Grafton
Grafton is the name of dozens of towns, mostly in England, Canada and Australia, and has occasionally been used as a boys' name, with the surprisingly fun and quirky nickname Graf.
Grafton is also a common surname, whose best known bearer today is probably popular novelist Sue Grafton.
Pronounced GRAF-tuhn.
As of October 2026, Grafton ranked #8480 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #923 for boys in 1895.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Grafton on lists
Famous Graftons
- Grafton Elliot Smith
British,Australian anatomist
- Grafton D. Cushing
45th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
- Grafton K. Mintz
American,Korean copy editor
- Sue Grafton
American novelist
Grafton in pop culture
- Grafton
New South Wales, Australia
Grafton in blog posts
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