Recorded 1917–1931 Boys' name Peak 1919 28 births

Granvill — boys' name

28 babies named Granvill in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s101930s5
1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Granvill was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Granvill in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Granvill

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Granvill between 1917 and 1931, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Granvill currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Granvill performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Granvill shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Granvill 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 28 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.

Granvill at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

28

Since 1917

15 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1917

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1931

Granvill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1917

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 19311926192119191917 5

Granvill by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 46% of Granvill's all-time total
1910s131920s101930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Granvill?
28 babies have been named Granvill since 1917. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Granvill most popular?
Granvill was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Granvill been used?
Granvill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 15 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Granvill?
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, 1917–1931 (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.