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
View as table
| 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 by the numbers
Grant was given to 2,279 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 3,314 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 630 American boys born that year was called Grant.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grant. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Granthsacred text or book; from Sikh tradition5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gradynoble or illustrious881 in the US (2017)
- Grahmgrey homestead; a variant spelling of Graham18 in the US (2017)
- GianiGod is gracious; form of Gianni14 in the US (2017)
- Gianngod is gracious; a modern spelling of Gianni7 in the US (2017)
- Great6 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Grant
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