Given name & surname
Griffey
“descendant of Gríobhtha”
Griffey is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Griffey goes back to Irish Ó Gríobhtha, meaning “descendant of Gríobhtha.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Gríobhtha (“descendant of Gríobhtha”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Griffey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 226
- 226 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,095 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,095 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,933 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.
Griffey’s family of names
In English usage, Griffey as a surname has a related form in GRIFFEE. In English usage, Griffey as a surname has a related form in GRIFFEE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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