Recorded 1922–1964 Boys' name Peak 1933 56 births

Grandville — boys' name

56 babies named Grandville in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s141940s51950s141960s5
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Grandville was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Grandville in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grandville

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Grandville between 1922 and 1964, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grandville currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grandville performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Grandville shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grandville 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 56 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.

Grandville at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

56

Since 1922

43 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1922

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1964

Grandville popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1922

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Grandville by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 32% of Grandville's all-time total
1920s181930s141940s51950s141960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grandville?
56 babies have been named Grandville since 1922. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
When was Grandville most popular?
Grandville was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Grandville been used?
Grandville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 43 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Grandville?
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, 1922–1964 (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.