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Graves

/ˈɡɹeɪvz/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Graves has been given to about 125 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹeɪvz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 61
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Graves per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2024 · 11
  • Born in 20255
  • All time125

How popular is Graves?

Its best year was 2024, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 7421st. The typical living American called Graves is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Graves

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. James0.62
  2. Hayes0.62
  3. Ares0.62
  4. Charles0.57
  5. Grover0.57
  6. Graysen0.58
  7. Aries0.57
  8. Reyes0.55

Middle names for Graves

Ranked by flow score
  1. Graves Paul0.77
  2. Graves John0.77
  3. Graves Blake0.76
  4. Graves Wade0.76
  5. Graves Ross0.76
  6. Graves Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Graves

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Duttonbrother · 0.68
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.68
  3. Wrenleighsister · 0.67
  4. Soleither · 0.67
  5. Izaelbrother · 0.67
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.65

Where Graves is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Graves Anderson0.77
    2. Graves White0.72
    3. Graves Nguyen0.72
    4. Graves Moore0.72
    5. Graves Hill0.72
    6. Graves Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Graves

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.