Boys' name · since 1999
Grainger
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Grainger, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,240 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Grainger currently ranks #7996 among boys' names in America, with 162 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grainger has been recorded 162 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #7996 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,240 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,996 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grainger ranks #14,240 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,996 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,240 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Grainger's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Grainger compares
162 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Grainger's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grainger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Grainger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Grainger splits its recorded history at 2018: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Grainger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Grainger by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (77 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Grainger's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Grainger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (48% of all-time use).
Grainger by state
Where Grainger concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 162 births nationwide.
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- South Carolina records the most Graingers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Grainger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Grainger draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.