Given name & surname
Griff
“having a hooked nose”
Griff is a variant of Griffin. One Latin interpretation is “having a hooked nose.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Griff is a variant of Griffin. One Latin interpretation is “having a hooked nose.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Griff is a variant of Griffin. An origin associated with Griffin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Griff through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 286 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020; 450 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Griff’s family of names
Griff is a short form of Griffith. Griff has a related form in Griffin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Griff
- Griff FurstAmerican actor and film directorborn 1981
- Griff Rhys JonesWelsh comedian, writer, actor, and television presenterborn 1953
- Griff WhalenAmerican football playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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