Graham
Graham is a boy name of Scottish origin, meaning Gravelly homestead.
What Graham means
Gravelly homestead.
Graham sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Graham comes from
Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.
Graham is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.
How popular is Graham?
In the boy name rankings we track, Graham falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Graham
We group Graham under Earth and the long-established classics — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Graham
These share Graham's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Hermione — Messenger; of the earth.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Brody — From the muddy place.
- Kenneth — Handsome; born of fire.
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Ross — From the headland.
- Stuart — Steward; keeper of the house.
- Jamie — Supplanter; one who follows.
- Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
More Scottish names
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Iain — God is gracious.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Jamie — Supplanter; one who follows.
- Ewan — Born of the yew tree.
- Kenneth — Handsome; born of fire.
- Duncan — Dark warrior; brown chief.
- Knox — From the round hill.
- Douglas — From the dark river.
- Lachlan — From the land of lakes.