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What does Graham mean?
Graham 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced GRAY-em. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Graham is "gravel homestead". Scottish clan name from Grantham. In the Domesday book, it appears as Graham, from Old English grand hâm. Author Graham Greene; inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, homestead, scottish, clan (surname), book (literary), old
Variations
VARIANTS Graeham, Graeme▼, Grahame, Gram
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Graham Tevin (G.T.), ..
How popular is Graham?
Graham is a somewhat popular first name for males (#633 out of 1220, Top 52%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#108 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Graham reached its highest position of #176 in the U.S. in the year 2015, and is at #181 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Graeme is the only other popular variation form of Graham (#181 LAST YEAR). These forms of Graham reached the peak of their popularity in 2015 (MEDIAN #733) and have remained as popular to this day (#1090, ▼8.8%). Graham is more ubiquitous than the rest, while Graeme is now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abraham▲, Adham, Amaram, Aram, Arram, Avraham, Baram, Barnham (see Barnum), Brahm, Bram, Brigham, Cobham, Cram, Denham, Dunham, Earlham, Farnham, Fernham (see Farnham), Gahan, Galahad, Galan, Gamal, Garan, Gautam, Gavan, Gawan, Gehan, Gerasim, Gersham, Gershom, Giacamo, Gilam, Gorham, Gracian, Gradea (see Grady), Gradee, Gradey, Grady▲, Graidy, Graig, Grange, Grant, Graves, Gray, Graye, Gresham, Grisha, Hisham, Ingraham, Isham, Jotham, Karam, Kram, Latham, Markham, Mcadam, Nacham, Pelham, Racham, Raham, Wadham, Wortham and Yngraham. These names tend to be less commonly used than Graham.
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