How Many People Are Named Grover?
An estimated 7,283 people in the United States have the first name Grover. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Grover peaked in popularity in 1884 with 809 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grover 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 Grover paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Grover is overwhelmingly male, 92 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 68, Grover is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
7,283
About 1 in 47,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1884
809 births
Total Registered
27,181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grover
Grover is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 27,181 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Grover as a male name
Ranked #4,102 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1884 (802 births)
Grover as a female name
Ranked #4,642 in 1946
6 female births in 1946
Peak: 1920 (10 births)
Grover: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grover span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,638 babies were registered. Grover has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grover by Decade
How has Grover 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 | 3,197 | 3,184 | 13 | |
| 1890s | 1,503 | 1,498 | 5 | |
| 1900s | 626 | 626 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 4,123 | 4,112 | 11 | |
| 1920s | 5,638 | 5,592 | 46 | |
| 1930s | 3,408 | 3,397 | 11 | |
| 1940s | 3,146 | 3,140 | 6 | |
| 1950s | 2,478 | 2,478 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 1,352 | 1,352 | 0 | |
| 1970s | 723 | 723 | 0 | |
| 1980s | 375 | 375 | 0 | |
| 1990s | 163 | 163 | 0 | |
| 2000s | 130 | 130 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 197 | 197 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 122 | 122 | 0 | |
Grover by State
Birth registrations for Grover span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in New Mexico, Nebraska, Maine. On average, about 510 Grovers were registered per state.
Grover + Last Name Combinations
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Grover: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grover?
We estimate approximately 7,283 people named Grover 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 47,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Grover a common name?
Grover is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grover most popular?
Grover reached peak popularity in 1884, when 809 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grover is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grover a male name?
Grover is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grover Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grover Smith, Grover Johnson, Grover 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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