Boys' name · since 1912
Granger
Granger has 2,147 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,638 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,147
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Granger currently ranks #1638 among boys' names in America, with 2,147 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Granger recorded 2,147 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #1638 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,156 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,638 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,147 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Granger ranks #3,156 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,638 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,147 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,638 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,147
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Granger's 2,147 recorded births place it above 93.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Granger compares
2,147 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Granger's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Granger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,147 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 234 | 34 | 22,252 |
Granger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Granger's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 234, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Granger popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 234
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Granger popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2022 (Granger as girls' name)
Granger by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,069 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Granger's strongest decade.
1,069 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Granger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 105
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
724 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,069 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,069 births (50% of all-time use).
How Granger compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Granger's total volume
Granger by state
Where Granger concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 189 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 96 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 73 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 65 | 3.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 54 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 2.0% |
189 of 2,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Granger appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Grangers (189 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Granger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Granger 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.