Recorded 1961–1980 Girls' name Peak 1980 15 births

Granada — girls' name

15 babies named Granada in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s10
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Granada was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

10 babies were named Granada in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Granada

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Granada between 1961 and 1980, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Granada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Granada performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Granada shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Granada in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Granada at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

15

Since 1961

20 years of records

Peak year

1980

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1961

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1980

Granada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1961

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 19801961 5

Granada by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 67% of Granada's all-time total
1960s51980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Granada?
15 babies have been named Granada since 1961. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 10 births.
When was Granada most popular?
Granada was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Granada been used?
Granada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 20 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Granada?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grace, Gracie, Graciela, Gracelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.