How Many People Are Named Grant?
An estimated 118,401 people in the United States have the first name Grant. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #460 overall. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Grant peaked in popularity in 1997 with 3,315 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grant 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 Grant paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Grant is overwhelmingly male, 207 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
118,401
About 1 in 2,895 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1997
3,315 births
Total Registered
135,103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grant
Grant is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 135,103 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Grant as a male name
Ranked #241 in 2024
1,453 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (3,315 births)
Grant as a female name
Ranked #16,380 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1986 (14 births)
Grant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grant span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 28,451 babies were registered. Grant has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grant by Decade
How has Grant 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 459 | 459 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 614 | 614 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 640 | 640 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 2,718 | 2,718 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 3,631 | 3,626 | 5 | |
| 1930s | 2,749 | 2,749 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 3,966 | 3,966 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 5,733 | 5,733 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 6,805 | 6,805 | 0 | |
| 1970s | 7,243 | 7,201 | 42 | |
| 1980s | 14,602 | 14,521 | 81 | |
| 1990s | 25,486 | 25,457 | 29 | |
| 2000s | 28,451 | 28,414 | 37 | |
| 2010s | 23,780 | 23,767 | 13 | |
| 2020s | 8,226 | 8,226 | 0 | |
Grant by State
Birth registrations for Grant span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, Rhode Island, Wyoming. On average, about 2,544 Grants were registered per state.
Grant + Last Name Combinations
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Grant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grant?
We estimate approximately 118,401 people named Grant 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 2,895 Americans share this first name.
Is Grant a common name?
Grant is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 135,103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grant most popular?
Grant reached peak popularity in 1997, when 3,315 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grant is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grant a male name?
Grant is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grant Smith, Grant Johnson, Grant 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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