Grahame
Grahame is a name with multiple cultural origins: Scottish, English.
- Scottish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Grahame
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Grahame is a name with multiple cultural origins: Scottish, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
- English
The Story of Grahame
The earliest SSA record of Grahame as a baby boy name dates back to 1978, when 6 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Grahame — #5,059 in the national rankings. Grahame last appeared in the published SSA data in 1978, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Grahame
Grahame is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Grahame's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #5,059. Use the chart and map above to compare Grahame'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.