How Many People Are Named Granville?
An estimated 1,705 people in the United States have the first name Granville. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Granville peaked in popularity in 1918 with 148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Granville 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 Granville paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Granville is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,705
About 1 in 201,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1918
148 births
Total Registered
5,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Granville
Granville is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,496 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Granville as a male name
Ranked #12,896 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (148 births)
Granville: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Granville span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,189 babies were registered. Granville has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Granville by Decade
How has Granville 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.
Granville by State
Birth registrations for Granville span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Virginia, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana. On average, about 90 Granvilles were registered per state.
Granville + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Granville as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Granville
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Granville: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Granville?
We estimate approximately 1,705 people named Granville 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 201,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Granville a common name?
Granville is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Granville most popular?
Granville reached peak popularity in 1918, when 148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Granville is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Granville a male name?
Granville is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Granville Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Granville Smith, Granville Johnson, Granville 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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