Graham

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Graham: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Graham: Recorded every year since 1952, its highest recorded position is #20, and it stood at #727 in 2024.

6registrars recorded it
140times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#20highest recorded position
27groupings it qualifies for
22names it appears alongside

What stands out in Graham's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 46 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 22 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 66 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#341
1997	#344
1998	#398
1999	#516
2000	#710
2001	#510
2002	#710
2003	#695
2004	#1347
2005	#954
2006	#1892
2007	#1361
2008	#1457
2009	#1425
2010	#1551
2011	#1447
2012	#1756
2013	#1796
2014	#1819
2015	#2319
2016	#2175
2017	#1923
2018	#2112
2019	#2488
2020	#2404
2021	#1391
2022	#2165
2023	#1533
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 54 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1979
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Graham appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 54 ranked years and 4,094 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Graham across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Graham's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#129 (1964)	#52 (1984)	#770 (2023)	54 of 60	4,094 (1964–2023)	185 (1978)
England and Wales · Boys	#341 (1996)	#341 (1996)	#5119 (2024)	29 of 29	618 (1996–2024)	70 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#20 (1952)	#20 (1952)	#100 (1979)	28 of 28	6,978 (1952–1979)	512 (1952)
New Zealand · Boys	#23 (1954)	#23 (1954)	#74 (1972)	19 of 19	3,746 (1954–1972)	316 (1955)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#192 (1997)	#137 (1998)	#387 (2010)	9 of 14	53 (1997–2010)	14 (1998)

Graham by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Graham in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	144	6 of 10	24
1970s	1,324	10 of 10	132
1980sbusiest	1,431	10 of 10	143
1990s	990	10 of 10	99
2000s	154	10 of 10	15
2010s	48	7 of 10	7
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 143 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1970 and 1971, when recorded births rose by 46, from 53 to 99.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Graham appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #20 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Graham's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1533	16	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2165	10	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1391	18	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2404	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2112	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1923	12	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2175	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2319	9	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1819	12	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1796	12	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1756	13	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1447	16	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1551	15	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1425	16	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1457	15	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1361	16	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#954	23	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1347	13	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#695	31	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#710	27	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#510	39	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#710	25	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#516	38	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#398	55	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#344	69	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#341	70	High	Verified
1979	New South Wales, Australia	male	#100	69	Insufficient	Not yet available
1978	New South Wales, Australia	male	#96	78	Insufficient	Not yet available
1977	New South Wales, Australia	male	#98	72	Insufficient	Not yet available
1976	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	80	Insufficient	Not yet available
1975	New South Wales, Australia	male	#82	89	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New South Wales, Australia	male	#82	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	145	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#66	152	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#64	134	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#50	179	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	168	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#44	211	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#49	190	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#41	218	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#36	247	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#47	226	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#29	342	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#31	346	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#31	349	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	393	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#23	418	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	419	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	405	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#22	450	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	431	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#29	431	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#20	512	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New Zealand	male	#74	94	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	male	#81	96	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	male	#78	99	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	male	#66	116	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	male	#73	107	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	male	#54	133	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#52	136	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#47	158	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#39	196	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#40	209	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#37	215	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#30	262	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#31	239	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#32	238	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#30	265	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#26	273	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#23	292	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#23	316	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#23	302	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#387	3	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#329	4	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#264	4	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#280	3	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#224	5	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#168	9	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#137	14	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#192	7	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#635	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#541	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#448	7	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	11	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#623	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#338	12	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	15	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#317	13	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#309	11	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#314	9	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	9	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#244	11	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	18	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	24	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#176	17	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	27	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	39	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#101	41	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	69	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#66	107	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	96	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#64	104	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#63	118	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#56	145	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#53	149	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#62	122	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#60	127	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#55	131	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#52	147	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#54	139	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#63	123	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#52	156	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	146	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#63	144	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	156	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#63	162	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	165	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#54	185	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#58	160	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#64	139	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#64	134	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#62	138	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#63	143	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#76	108	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	99	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#94	53	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#104	40	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#112	28	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	24	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	22	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	14	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	16	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 73 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #20, first reached in 1952.

It held a top-100 place in 46 years, 46 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 512 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 72 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Grady · #976, 24y
Graeme · #18, 60y
Grahame · #71, 12y
Grainne · #37, 61y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Tina · #20, 68y
Bradley · #19, 70y
Janet · #19, 76y
Suzanne · #19, 73y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Hennie · #20, 30y
Pamela · #20, 73y
Tina · #20, 68y
Bradley · #19, 70y

Comparisons involving Graham

Existing comparison pages where Graham and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Graham in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Benjamin vs Graham
In 1964 they stood at #139 and #129 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2023 they were #71 and #770.
Benjamin · Graham · 54 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Graham
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #129 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2023 they were #90 and #770.
Samuel · Graham · 54 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jude vs Graham
In 1965 they stood at #129 and #137 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #95 and #770.
Jude · Graham · 44 shared years, 1965–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Graham within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Raymond vs Graham
Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Raymond and Graham averaged 6.0 places apart, ending at #87 and #100.
Raymond · Graham · 28 shared years, 1952–1979 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1979 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Bruce vs Graham
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Bruce and Graham averaged 6.0 places apart, ending at #95 and #65.
Bruce · Graham · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kenneth vs Graham
Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Kenneth and Graham averaged 7.4 places apart, ending at #99 and #98.
Kenneth · Graham · 26 shared years, 1952–1977 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1977 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Graham and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Graham vs Justin
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Justin moved into the top 50 at #36 in 1970 as Graham fell out of it to #64, having been #50 the year before.
Graham · Justin · 14 shared years, 1966–1979 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1970 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Graham measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Graham at its highest position.

John vs Graham
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Graham #20 in 1952.
John · Graham · 28 shared years, 1952–1979 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Peter vs Graham
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Peter #1 in 1954, Graham #20 in 1952.
Peter · Graham · 28 shared years, 1952–1979 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Graham vs Colin
Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Graham and Colin averaged 7.4 places apart, ending at #100 and #85.
Graham · Colin · 28 shared years, 1952–1979 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1979 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Graham was ranked #20 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1952. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Graham and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Graham without appearing here.

Graham moved ahead of

Ashley Compare
In 2008 they stood at #264 and #264 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #329 and #390.
Ronald Compare
In 1968 they stood at #112 and #96 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1969 that had become #104 and #123.
Roger Compare
In 1966 they stood at #120 and #99 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1967 that had become #114 and #128.
Graeme Compare
In 1971 they stood at #81 and #69 in New Zealand · Boys; by 1972 that had become #74 and #80.

Moved ahead of Graham

Murray Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #2007 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #1282.
Rune Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #1799 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #1460.
Andrea Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #2007 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #1859.
Lars Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #2160 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #1859.

Moved the opposite way to Graham

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 while Alexander went from #116 to #48.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 while Conor went from #56 to #12.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 while Liam went from #54 to #8.
Darragh Compare
Between 1965 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #137 to #770 while Darragh went from #222 to #26.

Moved the same way as Graham

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 and Adrian from #65 to #268.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 and Alfred from #134 to #472.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 and Denis from #21 to #224.
Francis Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Graham went from #129 to #770 and Francis from #16 to #254.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #20 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Graham

Graham at a glance

What stands out in Graham's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Graham across 5 official records

Graham by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Graham appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Graham

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Graham

Graham and the names beside it

Graham moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Graham

Moved the opposite way to Graham

Moved the same way as Graham

Graham at a glance

What stands out in Graham's record

Graham across 5 official records

Graham by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Graham appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Graham

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Graham

Graham and the names beside it

Graham moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Graham

Moved the opposite way to Graham

Moved the same way as Graham