Gryffin means strong lord or fierce — the Y-FF variant of Griffin, from the Latin/Welsh. Harry Potter's Gryffindor IS the most beloved Hogwarts house. A griffin IS the most majestic mythological creature — lion AND eagle. Two syllables of the most beloved Hogwarts house, lion-AND-eagle, and the most majestic creature.
Gryffin IS the Y-FF variant. Gryffindor IS the most beloved house. A griffin IS lion AND eagle.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Y-FF variant; Harry Potter's Gryffindor.
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Today
Gryffin remains a beloved choice, ranking #1997 in the US. 1,069 babies have been named Gryffin since 2000.
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How popular is Gryffin?
2019peak year
The name Gryffin reached its peak in 2019, with 97 registrations (ranked #1665). It had only entered records 19 years earlier, in 2000. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1997) today, averaging about 78 new babies per year. Gryffin's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,069 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Gryffin's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — Gryffindor adventure. People named Gryffin tend to be powerful, majestic, and gifted at being the Y-FF lion-AND-eagle of Gryffindor.
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Y-FF lion-AND-eagle Gryffindor
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Most-beloved-house
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Majestic-creature
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Powerful-Welsh
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Magically heroic
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R9
Y7
F6
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N5
Sum: 49 → Life path 4
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Personality of Gryffin
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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