Given name
Gryffen
“having a hooked nose”
Gryffen is a variant of Griffin. One Latin interpretation is “having a hooked nose.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gryffen is a variant of Griffin. One Latin interpretation is “having a hooked nose.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gryffen 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 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gryffen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gryffen’s family of names
Gryffen has a related form in Griffin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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