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Worldwide, Griffon (Griffin , Griffon ) is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine forename. The forename Griffon is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Ireland, where it is a rare masculine name, and Kenya. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Indonesia, and Kenya. More prevalently, Griffon is the last name as well as the forename.
Griffon is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Griffin Castillo , the character in the American soap opera All My Children; Griffin , the character from Disney's Hercules, Hercules and the Griffin; Griffin ; Griffin , the College of William & Mary mascot and Griffin , the character in Winx Club.