Boys' name · since 1925
Groves
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Groves, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,109 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Groves sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1925.
Social Security Administration records show Groves recorded 5 times among boys since 1925, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1925.
- #41,109 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1925
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Groves ranks #41,109 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.
- #41,109 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Groves's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Groves popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Groves by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Groves's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Groves births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Groves: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1925–1925 (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 Groves 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.