In 2024, 1,453 boys in the United States were named Grant, making it the 241st most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 155th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 3,315 births.
Records for Grant go back to 1880, and 135,103 babies have been given the name since.
An English surname meaning "great" or "large". Its strong sound has a distinguished yet approachable quality.
Grant is of Scottish origin, described as classic and strong in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 1,453 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
An English surname meaning "great" or "large". Its strong sound has a distinguished yet approachable quality.
Grant is of Scottish origin, and is usually described as classic and strong in style.
In 2024, 1,453 boys in the United States were named Grant, making it the 241st most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 1,453 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Gray is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Grant.