Is Griffyn a boy or girl name?

Griffyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 526 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.0% were girls and 89.0% were boys.

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Griffyn

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Griffyn was most popular in 2020, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,242 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 526 people named Griffyn.

Griffyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Griffyn’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Griffyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Griffyn is mostly a boy’s name — 11.0% of the 526 Americans given it were girls and 89.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% 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