Graeme Forename

8,750th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 117,716 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Graeme Forename User-submission:

Graeme is a Scottish variation of the name Graham, meaning 'gravel' or 'gray' in Old English.

Graeme Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia-34,1061:40081
England
100%
29,0071:1,917330
New Zealand-17,3151:26229
Scotland
100%
17,0101:31576
South Africa
100%
5,6931:9,5791,662
Canada
100%
4,8961:6,767938
United States
100%
2,8461:127,3855,252
Saudi Arabia-1,2821:24,0353,052
Wales
100%
7341:4,216541
Northern Ireland
100%
6481:2,844402
Sri Lanka-3581:58,0985,853
Israel
 
97%
3431:24,4982,123
Thailand
100%
3231:216,92213,875
Ireland
100%
3141:14,788868
Poland-2361:161,1323,078
Jersey
100%
2191:457104
Fiji-1731:5,1581,243
Vanuatu-1591:1,646442
Zimbabwe
100%
1291:119,5648,277
Germany
100%
1251:773,4236,767
Netherlands
100%
1191:142,0346,271
France
100%
1141:583,0735,862
United Arab Emirates-991:72,2426,147
Bahrain-891:15,1542,209
Singapore
100%
771:81,6507,158
Hong Kong-601:129,2122,970
Philippines
80%
 
581:1,827,75041,703
Malaysia
99%
 
551:553,63523,439
Portugal-551:189,2884,092
Switzerland
100%
531:154,9724,028
Guernsey-521:1,218241
Japan-501:2,559,72121,573
Brazil
100%
481:4,463,25372,448
Sweden
100%
481:205,3737,085
China-451:30,356,79561,058
Indonesia-451:5,732,526217,519
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
421:32,4153,363
Norway
100%
391:131,5983,847
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Angola-361:749,0722,190
Laos-361:182,968231
Namibia-361:66,7833,675
Papua New Guinea
100%
331:247,04020,475
Spain
100%
311:1,500,96710,288
Belgium
100%
211:547,1458,531
Bermuda-211:3,087575
Denmark-201:282,4755,507
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Mongolia-181:163,0458,219
Austria
100%
161:532,1384,883
Vietnam-151:6,174,8743,722
Ecuador-141:1,266,2088,855
India
100%
131:93,452,1521,297,197
Italy
81%
 
131:4,697,08422,664
Afghanistan
 
57%
121:2,718,62620,989
Antigua and Barbuda-121:8,2831,404
Finland
69%
 
121:456,9325,495
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Bangladesh-91:17,717,93019,122
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Mozambique-91:3,027,0402,336
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Zambia-91:1,761,64419,373
Nigeria
100%
81:22,195,545185,172
South Korea-81:693,05314,847
Greece
100%
71:1,562,07810,407
Hungary
100%
71:1,398,8243,444
Isle of Man
100%
71:12,146242
Oman-71:586,9525,255
Taiwan
100%
61:3,961,61468,952
Bahamas-51:79,8741,458
Chile
100%
51:3,521,44219,163
Grenada
100%
51:21,6252,009
Jamaica-51:576,64513,293
Norfolk Island-51:46594
Barbados-41:72,4472,209
Czechia
100%
41:2,664,0405,608
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Kazakhstan
100%
41:4,436,71124,678
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Saint Kitts and Nevis-41:13,7151,549
Samoa-41:48,798712
Solomon Islands-41:145,2396,287
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Turkey-41:19,450,42745,600
Cambodia-31:5,424,44341,412
Cook Islands-31:6,051772
Falkland Islands-31:1,047226
Guyana-31:254,42114,062
Uganda-31:13,652,30774,436
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tonga-11:107,436779
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Graéme (5) & Graemé (4) are calculated separately.

Graeme (1,108) may also be a surname.

Graeme Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Graeme is a Scottish variation of the name Graham, meaning 'gravel' or 'gray' in Old English.

- lanonofratello

Graeme Forename Popularity

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Graehm836/
Greime835/
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Greyme833/
Gramey832/
Graemt832/
Graemh832/
Gremea832/
Graaem831/
Graemd831/
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Greeme831/
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Gremei831/
Gremej831/
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Gramee831/
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Grieme831/
Ghraem831/
Grhaem831/
Graame831/
Graehymme801/
Grahame7711,989/
Greimer7798/
Greymer7788/
Graimer779/
Greatme775/
Graymer775/
Ngreime774/
Graemma773/
Greamer772/
Graemmy772/
Greisme771/
Gremieh771/
Gremmie771/
Graymea771/
Graymme771/
Greamme771/
Greimet771/
Grahime771/
Grahume771/
Graimee771/
Graimes771/
Grammee771/
Grayame771/
Nngraem771/
Geereme771/
Grami73110/
Gremy7386/
Gremi7365/
Grime7336/
Gramy7331/
Grome7311/
Grème731/
Grayhame717/
Greismer716/
Grahamme716/
Graismer713/
Grajemma713/
Graahame711/
Greaheam711/
Grehamme711/
Greimeth711/
Greimmer711/
Grahamee711/
Graheema711/
Greysmer711/
Hgrahame711/
Grayhime711/
Graymead711/
Ngreimei711/
Grammy67363/
Greimy67165/
Greymi6764/
Greama6755/
Greimi6751/
Gramai6736/
Gremmy6715/
Gramie6714/
Graima6712/
Grammi6710/
Grahim679/
Grimme679/
Ghrami676/
Greymy676/
Greemi674/
Grayma674/
Grimey673/
Graimi673/
Greemy673/
Gremay673/
Graimy673/
Grimea673/
Groume672/
Greaym671/
Gremai671/
Gremmi671/
Grauma671/
Grayhamme671/
Graymi671/
Greamy671/
Gramoi671/
Gramoj671/
Greïmy671/
Grhemy671/
Grimei671/
Griemi671/
Wgwram671/
Hgramw671/

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