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Grant

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Meaning of Grant: Scottish: 'large'

Grant is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 235th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#235

1,555 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

136,669

First recorded 1880 · peak 1997

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,107 babies1982: 1,176 babies1983: 1,559 babies1984: 1,598 babies1985: 1,662 babies1986: 1,498 babies1987: 1,572 babies1988: 1,635 babies1989: 1,680 babies1990: 1,699 babies19901991: 1,739 babies1992: 1,921 babies1993: 2,160 babies1994: 2,278 babies1995: 3,211 babies1996: 3,205 babies1997: 3,315 babies1998: 3,019 babies1999: 2,939 babies2000: 3,174 babies20002001: 2,929 babies2002: 3,078 babies2003: 2,917 babies2004: 2,825 babies2005: 2,664 babies2006: 2,696 babies2007: 2,569 babies2008: 2,866 babies2009: 2,735 babies2010: 2,537 babies20102011: 2,541 babies2012: 2,470 babies2013: 2,419 babies2014: 2,654 babies2015: 2,361 babies2016: 2,352 babies2017: 2,294 babies2018: 2,167 babies2019: 1,988 babies2020: 1,771 babies20202021: 1,790 babies2022: 1,672 babies2023: 1,541 babies2024: 1,458 babies2025: 1,555 babies
US babies named Grant per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,315.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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