How Many People Are Named Grainger?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Grainger. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Grainger peaked in popularity in 2023 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grainger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Grainger paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
23 births
Total Registered
152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grainger
Grainger is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 152 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Grainger as a male name
Ranked #7,919 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (23 births)
Grainger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grainger span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 74 babies were registered. Grainger remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Grainger by Decade
How has Grainger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Grainger by State
Grainger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grainger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grainger
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Grainger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grainger?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Grainger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Grainger a common name?
Grainger is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grainger most popular?
Grainger reached peak popularity in 2023, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grainger is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grainger a male name?
Grainger is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grainger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grainger Smith, Grainger Johnson, Grainger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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