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Around the world, גריפין (Griffin , גריפין ) is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely female forename. The first name גריפין is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare male name, Ireland, where it is a rare masculine name, and Kenya. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Indonesia, and Kenya. More frequently, גריפין is the last name as well as the forename.
גריפין is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bullwhip Griffin , the fictional character from The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin; Griffin Castillo , the character in the American soap opera All My Children; Griffin , the character from Disney's Hercules, Hercules and the Griffin; Griffin and Griffin , the College of William & Mary mascot, among other works.