Boys' name · since 1998
Granite
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Granite, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Granite sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 98 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Granite has been recorded 98 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #17,532 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Granite ranks #17,532 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Granite's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Granite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Granite's full recorded timeline at 2011, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Granite popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Granite by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Granite's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Granite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Granite's data
- Granite's decade-level peak was the 2010s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Granite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Granite 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.