# Griffith (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/griffith/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹɪ.fɪθ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Griffin |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,550 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,550 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 117, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized from Welsh Gruffudd.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 5,056 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7,744 |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,757 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,782 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,459 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6,865 |
| 2017 | 25 | 4,152 |
| 2018 | 23 | 4,405 |
| 2019 | 15 | 5,914 |
| 2020 | 14 | 6,083 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4,538 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6,601 |
| 2023 | 16 | 5,749 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5,129 |
| 2025 | 22 | 4,596 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,039 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,324 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |

## People named Griffith

- Griffith Jones, British film, stage and television actor (1909-2007)
- John Griffith Wray, American film director (1881-1929)
- Griffith C. Evans, American mathematician (1887-1973)
- Jack London, American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
- John Davies, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, U.S. federal judge (1929–2020)
- Griff Furst, American actor and film director
- Evan Dando, American rock musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.