Grant
Boy nameGrant has been given to 136,669 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1997 and currently ranks #228 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ɡɹɑːnt/
From Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt (“big, large”), from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grand. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant featured on it.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
136,669
Peak year
1997 (3,315 babies)
Rank in 2025
#228 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -34%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Grant
Grant Wood
American painter (1891–1942)
Grant Holloway
American athlete
Grant Hill
American basketball player (born 1972)
Grant Imahara
American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host, and actor (1970–2020)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Grant.
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