Boys' name · since 1880
Grant
136,462 babies named Grant in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136,462
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Grant is the #228 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 136,462 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grant has been recorded 136,462 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #228 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #246 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #228 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 136,462 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grant ranks #246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #228 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 136,462 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136,462
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Grant's 136,462 recorded births place it above 99.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Grant compares
136,462 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Grant's all-time total is 370x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grant | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 136,462 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,315 | 34 | 22,252 |
Grant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grant's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 32 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 3,315, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grant popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 3,315
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Grant popularity over time - girls
207 total births recorded since 1926 (Grant as girls' name)
Grant by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28,416 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Grant's strongest decade.
28,416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Grant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 459
1880s
459 births
- 1890s 614
1890s
614 births
- 1900s 640
1900s
640 births
- 1910s 2,718
1910s
2,718 births
- 1920s 3,626
1920s
3,626 births
- 1930s 2,749
1930s
2,749 births
- 1940s 3,966
1940s
3,966 births
- 1950s 5,733
1950s
5,733 births
- 1960s 6,805
1960s
6,805 births
- 1970s 7,200
1970s
7,200 births
- 1980s
1980s
14,522 births
- 1990s
1990s
25,457 births
- 2000s
2000s
28,416 births
- 2010s
2010s
23,770 births
- 2020s 9,787
2020s
9,787 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28,416 births (21% of all-time use).
How Grant 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 Grant's total volume
Grant by state
Where Grant concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13,084 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,737 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7,607 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,702 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,916 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5,818 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 4,745 | 3.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 4,486 | 3.3% |
13,084 of 136,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Grant appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Grant's data
- Grant's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (28,416 total births) through the 2020s (9,787) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Grants (13,084 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Grant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Grant 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.