Boys' name · since 2021
Grit
Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Grit, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Grit is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2021.
Social Security Administration records show Grit recorded 11 times among boys since 2021, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2023.
- #33,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grit ranks #33,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #33,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Grit's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Grit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grit's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Grit by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Grit's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Grit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2021–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Grit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.