How Many People Are Named Grainne?
people named Grainne are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,797,609 people in the US has this name
Based on 92 babies named Grainne in Social Security records from 1969 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly derived from Gaelic grán meaning "grain". This was the name of an ancient Irish grain goddess. The name also belonged to the fiancée of Fionn mac Cumhail and the lover of Diarmaid in later Irish legend, and it is often associated with gráidh "love".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Grainne in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Grainne alive today is about 28 years old, and 72% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Grainne first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 1989, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2007
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Grainne alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Grainne were born in New York than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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