boy's name
Grafton
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,080
Grafton is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1916, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1886.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Grafton over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 130 |
| 1920s | 145 |
| 1930s | 99 |
| 1940s | 126 |
| 1950s | 114 |
| 1960s | 41 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 42 |
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 106 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 54 |
How popular is Grafton?
In 2025, Grafton was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Grafton
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Grafton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Grafton
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Grafton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Grafton
How popular is the name Grafton?
In 2025, Grafton was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Grafton a girl's or a boy's name?
Grafton is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Grafton?
Grafton has 2 syllables.
When was Grafton most popular?
Grafton peaked in 1916, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Grafton a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Grafton currently ranks #8,693 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.