Grant
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #228 for boys in 2025, 1,555 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1997 · 3,315 births
- Debut · boys
- 52 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 136,462since 1880
Grant over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Grant has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #228 | 1,555 | |
| 2024 | — | #241 | 1,458 | |
| 2023 | — | #228 | 1,541 | |
| 2022 | — | #220 | 1,672 | |
| 2021 | — | #213 | 1,790 | |
| 2020 | — | #213 | 1,771 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #198 | 1,983 |
| 2018 | — | #184 | 2,167 | |
| 2017 | — | #173 | 2,294 | |
| 2016 | — | #171 | 2,352 | |
| 2015 | — | #177 | 2,361 | |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #155 | 2,646 |
| 2013 | — | #169 | 2,419 | |
| 2012 | — | #163 | 2,470 | |
| 2011 | — | #151 | 2,541 | |
| 2010 | — | #155 | 2,537 | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #145 | 2,728 |
| 2008 | — | #143 | 2,866 | |
| 2007 | — | #161 | 2,569 | |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #155 | 2,688 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #154 | 2,658 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #141 | 2,814 |
| 2003 | — | #137 | 2,917 | |
| 2002 | — | #127 | 3,078 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #135 | 2,924 |
| 2000 | — | #123 | 3,174 | |
| 1999 | — | #128 | 2,939 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #127 | 3,014 |
| 1997 | — | #115 | 3,315 | |
| 1996 | — | #119 | 3,205 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #116 | 3,206 |
| 1994 | — | #152 | 2,278 | |
| 1993 | — | #151 | 2,160 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #167 | 1,913 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #182 | 1,733 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #183 | 1,694 |
| 1989 | — | #180 | 1,680 | |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #172 | 1,625 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #175 | 1,565 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #179 | 1,484 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #166 | 1,652 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #169 | 1,589 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #167 | 1,550 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #211 | 1,169 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #222 | 1,101 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #217 | 1,107 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #226 | 1,010 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #249 | 817 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #270 | 725 |
| 1976 | — | #270 | 717 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #269 | 719 |
| 1974 | — | #300 | 617 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #304 | 575 |
| 1972 | — | #318 | 577 | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #299 | 661 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #271 | 782 |
| 1969 | — | #295 | 658 | |
| 1968 | — | #316 | 573 | |
| 1967 | — | #307 | 577 | |
| 1966 | — | #295 | 626 | |
| 1965 | — | #302 | 619 | |
| 1964 | — | #303 | 669 | |
| 1963 | — | #276 | 780 | |
| 1962 | — | #278 | 772 | |
| 1961 | — | #275 | 813 | |
| 1960 | — | #293 | 718 | |
| 1959 | — | #320 | 590 | |
| 1958 | — | #313 | 587 | |
| 1957 | — | #298 | 639 | |
| 1956 | — | #300 | 613 | |
| 1955 | — | #290 | 610 | |
| 1954 | — | #282 | 620 | |
| 1953 | — | #300 | 551 | |
| 1952 | — | #303 | 550 | |
| 1951 | — | #309 | 504 | |
| 1950 | — | #317 | 469 | |
| 1949 | — | #314 | 465 | |
| 1948 | — | #327 | 419 | |
| 1947 | — | #323 | 451 | |
| 1946 | — | #326 | 388 | |
| 1945 | — | #321 | 343 | |
| 1944 | — | #306 | 390 | |
| 1943 | — | #301 | 417 | |
| 1942 | — | #304 | 403 | |
| 1941 | — | #299 | 373 | |
| 1940 | — | #314 | 317 | |
| 1939 | — | #323 | 290 | |
| 1938 | — | #329 | 285 | |
| 1937 | — | #327 | 275 | |
| 1936 | — | #342 | 251 | |
| 1935 | — | #320 | 288 | |
| 1934 | — | #329 | 271 | |
| 1933 | — | #334 | 253 | |
| 1932 | — | #333 | 271 | |
| 1931 | — | #337 | 261 | |
| 1930 | — | #317 | 304 | |
| 1929 | — | #321 | 296 | |
| 1928 | — | #319 | 309 | |
| 1927 | — | #308 | 347 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #310 | 333 |
| 1925 | — | #297 | 373 | |
| 1924 | — | #296 | 368 | |
| 1923 | — | #287 | 381 | |
| 1922 | — | #276 | 417 | |
| 1921 | — | #274 | 411 | |
| 1920 | — | #282 | 391 | |
| 1919 | — | #264 | 406 | |
| 1918 | — | #254 | 435 | |
| 1917 | — | #252 | 398 | |
| 1916 | — | #273 | 351 | |
| 1915 | — | #252 | 357 | |
| 1914 | — | #275 | 253 | |
| 1913 | — | #290 | 186 | |
| 1912 | — | #271 | 169 | |
| 1911 | — | #335 | 67 | |
| 1910 | — | #244 | 96 | |
| 1909 | — | #296 | 59 | |
| 1908 | — | #235 | 79 | |
| 1907 | — | #237 | 75 | |
| 1906 | — | #246 | 64 | |
| 1905 | — | #246 | 63 | |
| 1904 | — | #249 | 58 | |
| 1903 | — | #232 | 61 | |
| 1902 | — | #252 | 54 | |
| 1901 | — | #255 | 45 | |
| 1900 | — | #218 | 82 | |
| 1899 | — | #274 | 40 | |
| 1898 | — | #244 | 52 | |
| 1897 | — | #199 | 72 | |
| 1896 | — | #211 | 71 | |
| 1895 | — | #192 | 77 | |
| 1894 | — | #215 | 62 | |
| 1893 | — | #229 | 55 | |
| 1892 | — | #219 | 64 | |
| 1891 | — | #211 | 56 | |
| 1890 | — | #203 | 65 | |
| 1889 | — | #266 | 39 | |
| 1888 | — | #262 | 45 | |
| 1887 | — | #227 | 48 | |
| 1886 | — | #194 | 69 | |
| 1885 | — | #206 | 59 | |
| 1884 | — | #265 | 41 | |
| 1883 | — | #289 | 32 | |
| 1882 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1881 | — | #273 | 33 | |
| 1880 | — | #225 | 52 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Grant was already there! It came in at #225, and was given to 52 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 42 boys a year got the name.
Where Grant is popular in 1934
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Utah#44 · 1 in 169
- Idaho#140 · 1 in 620
- Washington#154 · 1 in 1,059
- Colorado#185 · 1 in 1,155
- Maryland#199 · 1 in 2,255
Best ever in a state: #14 in Utah, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #44 | 28 | 1 in 169 |
| Idaho | #140 | 6 | 1 in 620 |
| Washington | #154 | 9 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Colorado | #185 | 7 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Maryland | #199 | 5 | 1 in 2,255 |
| Michigan | #239 | 14 | 1 in 2,666 |
| California | #246 | 16 | 1 in 2,224 |
| Wisconsin | #247 | 8 | 1 in 2,884 |
| New Jersey | #261 | 5 | 1 in 4,784 |
| Mississippi | #263 | 9 | 1 in 2,178 |
| Ohio | #263 | 12 | 1 in 3,824 |
| New York | #268 | 20 | 1 in 4,176 |
| Pennsylvania | #274 | 17 | 1 in 4,158 |
| Illinois | #277 | 13 | 1 in 3,916 |
| Minnesota | #280 | 6 | 1 in 3,322 |
| South Carolina | #312 | 6 | 1 in 3,222 |
| Alabama | #319 | 9 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Arkansas | #333 | 6 | 1 in 3,010 |
| Kentucky | #438 | 5 | 1 in 5,303 |
| Georgia | #449 | 5 | 1 in 5,762 |
| North Carolina | #519 | 5 | 1 in 6,905 |
| Texas | #664 | 8 | 1 in 7,282 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 13 spots since 2024 (#241 → #228)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#213 → #228)
- 51 spots since 2015 (#177 → #228)
- Biggest jump: 64 spots in 1912 (#335 → #271)
- Biggest drop: 91 spots in 1911 (#244 → #335)
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1997 at #115 (3,315 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 569
- Highest: 1 in 569 boys born in 1997 were named Grant (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,098 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 20.8% of all boys named Grant (28,416) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 459 | #194 (1886) | #247 |
| 1890s | 614 | #192 (1895) | #220 |
| 1900s | 640 | #218 (1900) | #247 |
| 1910s | 2,718 | #244 (1910) | #271 |
| 1920s | 3,626 | #274 (1921) | #297 |
| 1930s | 2,749 | #317 (1930) | #329 |
| 1940s | 3,966 | #299 (1941) | #314 |
| 1950s | 5,733 | #282 (1954) | #303 |
| 1960s | 6,805 | #275 (1961) | #294 |
| 1970s | 7,200 | #226 (1979) | #278 |
| 1980s | 14,522 | #166 (1985) | #186 |
| 1990s | 25,457 | #115 (1997) | #144 |
| 2000s | 28,416 | #123 (2000) | #142 |
| 2010s | 23,770 | #151 (2011) | #170 |
| 2020s | 9,787 | #213 (2021) | #224 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Grant in 1934
boys
#329
271 births · 1 in 3,810 boys
Top boys' names in 1934
More about 1934
boys
1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 3,810 of them was named Grant, which outranked 92.2% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).