How Many People Are Named Grant?
people named Grant are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,896 people in the US has this name
Based on 136,669 babies named Grant in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,315 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English and Scottish surname which was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". A famous bearer of the surname was Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War who later served as president. In America the name has often been given in his honour.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Grant (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Grant alive today is about 28 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Grant first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1997, to 3,315 babies. In 2025, 1,555 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Grant has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #115, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #228.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #228 |
| Best rank | #115 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #138 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Grant alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Grant were born in California than in any other state: about 11,767 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Grant was given 2.3 times as often in North Dakota, 2.2 times in Nebraska and 2.2 times in Utah.
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