Recorded 1915–1949 Boys' name Peak 1915 30 births

Grenville — boys' name

30 babies named Grenville in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s61940s5
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Grenville was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

9 babies were named Grenville in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grenville

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Grenville between 1915 and 1949, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grenville currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grenville performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Grenville shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grenville 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 30 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.

Grenville at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

30

Since 1915

35 years of records

Peak year

1915

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1915

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1949

Grenville popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1915

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1915)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
45678910 19491928191819171915 9

Grenville by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 63% of Grenville's all-time total
1910s191920s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grenville?
30 babies have been named Grenville since 1915. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1915 with 9 births.
When was Grenville most popular?
Grenville was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Grenville been used?
Grenville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 35 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Grenville?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gregory, Greg, Greyson, Gregg, 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, 1915–1949 (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.