Recorded 1912–1962 Boys' name Peak 1918 250 births

Granvil — boys' name

250 babies named Granvil in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s471920s1071930s471940s431960s6
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Granvil was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Granvil in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Granvil

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Granvil between 1912 and 1962, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Granvil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Granvil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Granvil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Granvil 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 250 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.

Granvil at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

250

Since 1912

51 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1912

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1962

Granvil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1912

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
46810121416 19621942193719311927192319191912 6

Granvil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
107 births that decade — 43% of Granvil's all-time total
1910s471920s1071930s471940s431960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Granvil?
250 babies have been named Granvil since 1912. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Granvil most popular?
Granvil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Granvil been used?
Granvil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 51 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Granvil?
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, 1912–1962 (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.