Name meaning & stats
Griffin
Griffin means “strong lord (debated)”. 51,127 US babies since 1940, peak 2023.
What it means
“strong lord (debated)”
Debated
In US birth records
Peak year: 2023
51,127 US babies were named Griffin between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Griffin (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 92% of the family
- Griffin 92%
- Griffen 3%
- Gryffin 2%
- Gryphon 1%
- Griffyn 1%
- Griffon <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2023)