Names › Boy › G › Grimm
Boy name

Grimm

/ˈɡɹɪm/ · 100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Grimm has been given to about 105 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹɪm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 104
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Grimm per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2019 · 13
  • Born in 202511
  • All time105

How popular is Grimm?

Its best year was 2019, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6543rd. The typical living American called Grimm is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Grimm

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gil0.51
  2. Garrick0.49

Middle names for Grimm

Ranked by flow score
  1. Grimm Thomas0.74
  2. Grimm James0.74
  3. Grimm Cole0.73
  4. Grimm Wilder0.69
  5. Grimm Miles0.60
  6. Grimm Paul0.55

Sibling names for Grimm

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.82
  2. Elowensister · 0.82
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.81
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.81
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.80
  6. Laylanisister · 0.80

Where Grimm is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Grimm Evans0.73
    2. Grimm Edwards0.73
    3. Grimm Anderson0.73
    4. Grimm Allen0.73
    5. Grimm Adams0.73
    6. Grimm Walker0.69

    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 Grimm

    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.