Griffin

Griffin is a male given name: 99% of people named Griffin are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 38,126 male / 577 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Griffin

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Griffin," in English, "Guten Tag Griffin," in German. Griffin is a male given name: about 99% of people named Griffin are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Griffin,

German

Guten Tag Griffin,

French

Bonjour Griffin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Griffin:

Chinese

Griffin您好：

Japanese

Griffin様

English

Hi Griffin,

German

Hi Griffin,

French

Salut Griffin,

Spanish

Hola Griffin,

Chinese

Griffin你好：

Japanese

Griffinさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Griffin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%

United States birth data

38,126 male · 577 female · 38,703 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Griffin a male or female name?

Griffin is a male given name: 99% of people named Griffin are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Griffin in an email?

Is Griffin a unisex name?

Griffin is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Griffin are men. Griffin leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Griffin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/griffin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_griffin,
  title  = {Is Griffin a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/griffin},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}