Grant
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning tall; large; one who grants.
Babies a year
2,279
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#228
up from #241
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Grant has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #177 |
| 2016 | #171 |
| 2017 | #173 |
| 2018 | #184 |
| 2019 | #198 |
| 2020 | #213 |
| 2021 | #212 |
| 2022 | #220 |
| 2023 | #228 |
| 2024 | #241 |
| 2025 | #228 |
Grant was given to 2,279 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Grant was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.16% of American babies of that sex.
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