Graham
Graham is a masculine given name in the English language. It is derived from the surname. The variant form Graeme can also be pronounced.
Meaning & Origin of Graham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Graham is a masculine given name in the English language. It is derived from the surname. The variant form Graeme can also be pronounced.
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The Story of Graham
Graham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 2,881 Grahams were born — ranking #122 that year. As of 2026, Graham ranks #122 for baby boys with 2,881 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 64K Grahams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Graham
Graham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 64K births in the dataset. Graham's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #122. Use the chart and map above to compare Graham's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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