Boys' name · peaked in 1997
Grant name popularity since 1925
130,270 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Grant. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Grant is about 28 years old in 2026. Grant peaked in 1997 as the #115 name for boys, and it ranked #228 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 130,270
- Named Grant, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #228
- for boys in 2025 (1,555 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 207 girls · 130,063 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Grant made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Grant births per year, 1925–2025
1997 was the biggest year for Grant both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Grant became 2× more common, from 1 in 1,210 baby boys to 1 in 594.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Grant's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Grant.
Decade by decade
Babies named Grant in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 1,658 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,749 | #322 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,966 | #321 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,733 | #290 |
| 1960s | 0 | 6,805 | #302 |
| 1970s | 42 | 7,200 | #269 |
| 1980s | 81 | 14,522 | #166 |
| 1990s | 29 | 25,457 | #116 |
| 2000s | 37 | 28,416 | #154 |
| 2010s | 13 | 23,770 | #177 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 9,787 | #228 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.8% of babies named Grant from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Grant is most popular
The index compares Grant's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Grant.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.36× | 2,585 |
| Nebraska | 2.03× | 1,831 |
| Minnesota | 1.95× | 4,589 |
| Idaho | 1.91× | 976 |
| Oregon | 1.90× | 2,291 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Grant's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Grant.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Grant (1997).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data