Gray vs Grant

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

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Gray

Boy name · Rank #1344

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Name B

Grant

Boy name · Rank #241

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Metric Gray Grant
Current Rank #1344 #241
Total Births (all years) 5,166 136,462
Peak Year 2023 1997
Peak Year Births 175 3,315
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gray Grant
1880s 17 459
1890s 15 614
1900s 38 640
1910s 140 2,718
1920s 195 3,626
1930s 158 2,749
1940s 229 3,966
1950s 333 5,733
1960s 306 6,805
1970s 203 7,200
1980s 258 14,522
1990s 433 25,457
2000s 618 28,416
2010s 1,296 23,770
2020s 927 9,787

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gray Grant
2014 127 2,646
2015 141 2,361
2016 144 2,352
2017 145 2,294
2018 148 2,167
2019 156 1,983
2020 151 1,771
2021 167 1,790
2022 164 1,672
2023 175 1,541
2024 142 1,458
2025 128 1,555

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, 1885–2025.

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