Recorded 1981–2009 Boys' name Peak 1981 32 births

Grandon — boys' name

32 babies named Grandon in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s62000s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Grandon was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Grandon in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grandon

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Grandon between 1981 and 2009, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grandon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grandon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Grandon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grandon 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 32 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.

Grandon at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

32

Since 1981

29 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1981

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2009

Grandon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1981

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 200920061996198619851981 6

Grandon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 50% of Grandon's all-time total
1980s161990s62000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grandon?
32 babies have been named Grandon since 1981. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Grandon most popular?
Grandon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Grandon been used?
Grandon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 29 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Grandon?
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, 1981–2009 (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.