Graham: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced GRAM · 1 syllable

Graham means “gravelly homestead”, from Scottish and English.

The surname derives from Gra(nt)ham, the name of a place in Lincolnshire, from Old English *grand (“gravel”) + ham (“homestead”).

How popular is Graham?

Graham was the #120 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,980 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Graham in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Graham are older than 34; most are between 19 and 69. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Graham have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Graham means “gravelly homestead”. It comes from Scottish and English.

Graham is pronounced GRAM.

Graham was the #120 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,980 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Graham are older than 34. Most are between 19 and 69.