Granville — #12302 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Granville

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,496 babies named Granville between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Granville currently holds the #12302 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 148 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Granville performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Granville shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 369 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Granville in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Granville 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 5,496 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.