Grantham

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning homestead of a man named Grant.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Grantham by the numbers

Grantham was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grantham. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Grahamgravelly homestead or gray home2,112 in the US (2017)
  • Gauthamthe best cow; epithet of Buddha25 in the US (2017)
  • Granthsacred text or book; from Sikh tradition5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Grantleyfrom the great clearing or meadow14 in the US (2017)
  • Grantlee7 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Grantham

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