Recorded 1916–1956 Boys' name Peak 1934 22 births

Granderson — boys' name

22 babies named Granderson in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s61950s6
1930s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Granderson was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

6 babies were named Granderson in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Granderson

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Granderson between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Granderson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Granderson performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Granderson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Granderson 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 22 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.

Granderson at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

22

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1934

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Granderson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1934)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 1956193419291916 5

Granderson by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 27% of Granderson's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s61950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Granderson?
22 babies have been named Granderson since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1934 with 6 births.
When was Granderson most popular?
Granderson was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Granderson been used?
Granderson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Granderson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Grant, Grayson, Graham, Grady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1956 (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.