Is Grafton a boy or girl name?

Grafton is a boy’s name. Of the 1,080 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Grafton

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Grafton was most popular in 1916, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,729 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,080 people named Grafton.

Grafton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Grafton’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Grafton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Grafton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,080 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org