Recorded 1930–2011 Boys' name Peak 2003 119 births

Grantland — boys' name

119 babies named Grantland in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Grantland was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Grantland in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grantland

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Grantland between 1930 and 2011, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grantland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grantland performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Grantland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grantland 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 119 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.

Grantland at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

119

Since 1930

82 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1930

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2011

Grantland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1930

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
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Grantland by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 37% of Grantland's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grantland?
119 babies have been named Grantland since 1930. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Grantland most popular?
Grantland was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Grantland been used?
Grantland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 82 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Grantland?
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.

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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, 1930–2011 (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.