Boy nameCurrently #241 in the USFalling
Grant
GRANT//ɡrænt//
1 syllablePeak year: 19975 lettersStarts with G
Meaning & origin
Great, tall
Grant comes from the Old French 'grand', meaning great or tall, and became a Scottish clan surname before entering wide first-name use. Its short, confident sound and presidential association with Ulysses S. Grant give it a strong, dependable character.
Grant's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Grant |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 52 |
| 1881 | 33 |
| 1882 | 41 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1884 | 41 |
| 1885 | 59 |
| 1886 | 69 |
| 1887 | 48 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 65 |
| 1891 | 56 |
| 1892 | 64 |
| 1893 | 55 |
| 1894 | 62 |
| 1895 | 77 |
| 1896 | 71 |
| 1897 | 72 |
| 1898 | 52 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 82 |
| 1901 | 45 |
| 1902 | 54 |
| 1903 | 61 |
| 1904 | 58 |
| 1905 | 63 |
| 1906 | 64 |
| 1907 | 75 |
| 1908 | 79 |
| 1909 | 59 |
| 1910 | 96 |
| 1911 | 67 |
| 1912 | 169 |
| 1913 | 186 |
| 1914 | 253 |
| 1915 | 357 |
| 1916 | 351 |
| 1917 | 398 |
| 1918 | 435 |
| 1919 | 406 |
| 1920 | 391 |
| 1921 | 411 |
| 1922 | 417 |
| 1923 | 381 |
| 1924 | 368 |
| 1925 | 373 |
| 1926 | 338 |
| 1927 | 347 |
| 1928 | 309 |
| 1929 | 296 |
| 1930 | 304 |
| 1931 | 261 |
| 1932 | 271 |
| 1933 | 253 |
| 1934 | 271 |
| 1935 | 288 |
| 1936 | 251 |
| 1937 | 275 |
| 1938 | 285 |
| 1939 | 290 |
| 1940 | 317 |
| 1941 | 373 |
| 1942 | 403 |
| 1943 | 417 |
| 1944 | 390 |
| 1945 | 343 |
| 1946 | 388 |
| 1947 | 451 |
| 1948 | 419 |
| 1949 | 465 |
| 1950 | 469 |
| 1951 | 504 |
| 1952 | 550 |
| 1953 | 551 |
| 1954 | 620 |
| 1955 | 610 |
| 1956 | 613 |
| 1957 | 639 |
| 1958 | 587 |
| 1959 | 590 |
| 1960 | 718 |
| 1961 | 813 |
| 1962 | 772 |
| 1963 | 780 |
| 1964 | 669 |
| 1965 | 619 |
| 1966 | 626 |
| 1967 | 577 |
| 1968 | 573 |
| 1969 | 658 |
| 1970 | 787 |
| 1971 | 668 |
| 1972 | 577 |
| 1973 | 582 |
| 1974 | 617 |
| 1975 | 724 |
| 1976 | 717 |
| 1977 | 731 |
| 1978 | 822 |
| 1979 | 1,018 |
| 1980 | 1,116 |
| 1981 | 1,107 |
| 1982 | 1,176 |
| 1983 | 1,559 |
| 1984 | 1,598 |
| 1985 | 1,661 |
| 1986 | 1,498 |
| 1987 | 1,572 |
| 1988 | 1,635 |
| 1989 | 1,680 |
| 1990 | 1,700 |
| 1991 | 1,739 |
| 1992 | 1,920 |
| 1993 | 2,160 |
| 1994 | 2,278 |
| 1995 | 3,211 |
| 1996 | 3,205 |
| 1997 | 3,315 |
| 1998 | 3,019 |
| 1999 | 2,939 |
| 2000 | 3,174 |
| 2001 | 2,929 |
| 2002 | 3,077 |
| 2003 | 2,917 |
| 2004 | 2,825 |
| 2005 | 2,664 |
| 2006 | 2,696 |
| 2007 | 2,568 |
| 2008 | 2,866 |
| 2009 | 2,735 |
| 2010 | 2,537 |
| 2011 | 2,541 |
| 2012 | 2,470 |
| 2013 | 2,419 |
| 2014 | 2,654 |
| 2015 | 2,361 |
| 2016 | 2,351 |
| 2017 | 2,293 |
| 2018 | 2,167 |
| 2019 | 1,987 |
| 2020 | 1,771 |
| 2021 | 1,789 |
| 2022 | 1,672 |
| 2023 | 1,541 |
| 2024 | 1,453 |
Grant through the decades
- Grant peaked in 1997, when 3,315 babies were named Grant in the US.
- The 2000s were Grant's strongest decade, averaging 2,845 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Grant has fallen 26% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Grant currently ranks #241 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Grant
Variants & spellings
Grantham
Famous people named Grant
- Ulysses S. Grant — US president