Griffin
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Griffin
Griffin is one of the newer and most appealing of the two-syllable Celtic surnames. In English, griffin is the name of a mythological creature, half eagle, half lion. It re-entered the list in 1983 after an absence of 75+ years.
Griffin for boys#222 US
Brendan Fraser, Teri Polo and Joey McIntyre all chose Griffin for their sons. Actor Griffin Dunne's mother's maiden name was Griffin. Another well-known bearer was Griffin Bell, Jimmy Carter's Attorney General.
Also worth considering: the original classic Welsh Gruffudd (dd=th).
Griffin for girls#5788 US
Popular for boys, Griffin is both a Latinized form of the Welsh Gruffudd and the English name for a mythological creature, half eagle, half lion. Sleek and stylish with a rugged edge, Griffin was also given to around 20 girls in the US
Could it catch on as a unisex name? Possibly, if it were to be featured in a popular book, film, or TV show, or used by a celebrity perhaps. For now though, it is nearly 80 times more popular for boys.
Pronounced GRIF-in.
As of October 2026, Griffin ranked #222 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #214 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #83.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #243 | 1,537 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #236 | 1,614 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #230 | 1,695 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #243 | 1,522 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #224 | 1,678 | #4,268 | 33 |
| 2019 | #232 | 1,623 | #4,812 | 28 |
| 2020 | #241 | 1,491 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #232 | 1,592 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #230 | 1,539 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #214 | 1,726 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #223 | 1,609 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #222 | 1,627 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Griffin for boys
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Griffin on lists
Famous Griffins
- Griffin Boyette BellBoy
72nd U.S. Attorney General
- Griffin SteinfeldBoy
American NASCAR driver; brother of actress Hailee Steinfeld
- (Thomas) Griffin DunneBoy
American actor
- Griffin Claude Beresford Dauphin NewmanBoy
American actor
- Griffin ReinhartBoy
Canadian ice hockey player; son of ice hockey player Paul Reinhart
- Griffin Andrew McElroyBoy
American podcaster
- Griffin GluckBoy
American child actor
- Griffin Patrick O'NealBoy
American actor; son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Joanna Moore
- Griffin PerryBoy
(b. 1984) son of politician Rick Perry
- Griffin LevitanBoy
son of TV writer/director Steven Levitan
- Griffin Alstott (b. 1997)Boy
son of NFL player Mike Alstott
- Griffin Arthur Fraser (b. 2002)Boy
son of actor Brendan Fraser
- Griffin Moore (b. 2002)Boy
son of actress Teri Polo and Anthony Moore
- Griffin Parker Taylor (b. 2002)Boy
son of singer Corey Taylor of Slipknot
- Griffin Musk (b. 2004)Boy
son of business mogul Elon Musk; twin of brother Xavier
- Griffin Brandon BonnarBoy
son of mixed martial artist Stephan Bonnar
- Griffin Thomas McIntyre (b. 2007)Boy
son of singer Joey McIntyre
- Griffin Kauffman (b. 2009)Boy
son of actress Leigh,Allyn Baker and Keith Kauffman
- Griffin Brown (b. 2011)Boy
son of photographer Scarlet Page and Tom Brown; grandson of guitarist Jimmy Page
- Griffin Roland Sands (b. 2015)Boy
son of actor Stark Sands
Griffin in pop culture
- Griffin HolbrookBoy
a character on TV's "Party of Five"
- GriffinBoy
character on TV's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
- Sir Griffin TewittBoy
fiance of Lucinda Roanoke in "The Eustace Diamonds" (1873) by Anthony Trollope
- Dr. GriffinBoy
main character in H.G. Wells' "The Invisible Man"
- Griffin "Griff" HawkinsBoy
character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
- Griffin ConnerBoy
character from the tv show Remedy
- GriffinBoy
character on TV's "How to Get Away With Murder"
- Griffin VeseyBoy
character on TV's "Cosby"
- Griffin MillBoy
lead character in 1992 film, "The Player"
- Griffin BingBoy
main character in book and TV movie "Swindled"
- Griffin BowenBoy
character in 2015 film "Poltergeist"
- Griffin AltoBoy
character in "Sims" series
- GriffinBoy
character in "The Dead,Tossed Waves" by Carrie Ryan
- Griffin GreyBoy
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Griffin FoleyBoy
character in novel "Belzhar"
- GriffinBoy
family name on TV's "Family Guy"
- Clarke GriffinBoy
character on The CW's "The 100"
- Griffin JenningsBoy
protagonist of Adam Silvera's 'History Is All You Left Me'