Grant vs Grayson

Side-by-side comparison of Grant and Grayson — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Grant

Boy name · Rank #241

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Name B

Grayson

Boy name · Rank #48

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Metric Grant Grayson
Current Rank #241 #48
Total Births (all years) 134,896 123,139
Peak Year 1997 2017
Peak Year Births 3,315 8,717
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Grant Grayson
1880ss 459 —
1890ss 614 —
1900ss 640 12
1910ss 2,718 189
1920ss 3,626 273
1930ss 2,749 212
1940ss 3,966 241
1950ss 5,733 247
1960ss 6,805 282
1970ss 7,201 393
1980ss 14,521 1,094
1990ss 25,457 4,733
2000ss 28,414 14,167
2010ss 23,767 66,398
2020ss 8,226 34,898

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Grant Grayson
2014 2,646 6,580
2015 2,361 7,925
2016 2,351 8,692
2017 2,293 8,717
2018 2,167 8,605
2019 1,982 8,306
2020 1,771 7,482
2021 1,789 7,549
2022 1,672 7,191
2023 1,541 6,465
2024 1,453 6,211

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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