Fun Facts About the Name Griffen
- More than 1 thousand babies named Griffen: U.S. records list 1,807 babies given the name Griffen from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Griffen Mean?
Griffen is a variant spelling of the English name Griffin, meaning "strong lord," from the Welsh personal name Gruffudd (also Gruffydd). The Welsh name is generally explained as coming from an earlier form such as Grippiud, whose second element is udd, "lord" or "prince." The first element is less certain; it has been connected with a word for "strong," but because that sense is not securely established, some references give the broader meaning "lord" or "prince." As a spelling variant, Griffen shares this Welsh etymology rather than having a separate origin. The given name is generally derived from the Welsh personal name rather than from the mythical griffin, the eagle-lion creature whose name comes from Greek gryps through Latin gryphus and Old French; the resemblance to that word is not evidence of a shared source.
Griffen Name History & Origins
The Welsh name Gruffudd was borne by medieval Welsh rulers. Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (died 1063) brought much of Wales under his control, and Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055 - 1137) was king of Gwynedd. In Latin and English records, the name was written as Griffin or Griffinus, and that Anglicized form became the English surname Griffin. It is also used as a given name in English-speaking countries. The spelling Griffen is a variant of Griffin, with the final syllable written as -en instead of -in; it does not represent a separate Welsh original. The spelling also occurs as a surname, which can have separate Irish origins, but the given name belongs to the Griffin line. The Welsh name also yielded the related English form Griffith, but Griffen is not a form of that name.
How Popular is the Name Griffen?
Griffen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #1,174 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,465 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,727 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #3,740 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #4,025 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #3,260 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,953 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #3,835 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #3,924 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #3,210 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #3,717 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #3,179 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #3,830 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #3,078 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #2,392 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #2,484 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #2,178 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 2009 | #2,059 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #1,974 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 2007 | #2,003 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 2006 | #1,928 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 2005 | #2,019 | 62 | 0.0031% |
| 2004 | #1,660 | 78 | 0.0039% |
| 2003 | #1,502 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 2002 | #1,476 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 2001 | #1,515 | 80 | 0.0041% |
| 2000 | #1,366 | 93 | 0.0047% |
| 1999 | #1,174 | 110 | 0.0057% |
| 1998 | #1,343 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 1997 | #1,302 | 88 | 0.0047% |
| 1996 | #1,438 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 1995 | #2,267 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #2,980 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #2,472 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #8,909 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,611 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #4,254 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,321 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,715 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #5,704 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #5,036 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,056 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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