Grafton · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 101 recorded years as a table

Grafton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1886	45
1895	60
1896	42
1909	30
1912	19
1913	29
1914	20
1915	25
1916	28
1917	24
1918	14
1919	12
1920	16
1921	15
1922	11
1923	14
1924	13
1925	12
1926	11
1927	10
1928	16
1929	14
1930	12
1931	10
1932	12
1933	12
1934	8
1935	11
1936	8
1937	12
1939	10
1940	16
1941	10
1942	17
1943	6
1944	7
1945	7
1946	4
1947	6
1948	8
1949	6
1950	7
1951	5
1952	8
1953	6
1954	6
1955	5
1956	6
1957	5
1958	3
1959	6
1960	5
1961	3
1963	2
1964	4
1965	3
1969	3
1970	4
1972	4
1974	3
1977	3
1981	3
1982	4
1983	3
1984	3
1986	4
1987	4
1989	2
1991	3
1992	5
1994	3
1995	4
1996	4
1997	5
1998	3
2000	3
2001	8
2002	4
2003	6
2004	5
2005	4
2006	5
2007	5
2008	5
2009	10
2010	4
2011	6
2012	12
2013	8
2014	7
2015	3
2016	8
2017	9
2018	6
2019	6
2020	5
2021	3
2022	6
2023	6
2024	5
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Grafton isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 9
Rank in 2025: #8,243
How rare: 1 in 189,786 boys
Since 1886: 1,080

Most popular in 1895, at 60 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 102% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.