Is Grant a boy or girl name?
Grant is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,453 boys were named Grant, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 135,103 US babies named Grant were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #241
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Grant since 1880
- 135,103
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 3,315 babies
Boys and girls named Grant, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 459 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 614 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 640 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,718 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,626 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1930s | 2,749 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,966 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5,733 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 6,805 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 7,201 | 42 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 14,521 | 81 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 25,457 | 29 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 28,414 | 37 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 23,767 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 8,226 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,453 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,541 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,672 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,789 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,771 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,982 | #198 | 5 | #16,380 |
| 2018 | 2,167 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,293 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,351 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,361 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,646 | #155 | 8 | #12,314 |
| 2013 | 2,419 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,470 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,541 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,537 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,728 | #145 | 7 | #14,201 |
| 2008 | 2,866 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,568 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,688 | #155 | 8 | #12,789 |
| 2005 | 2,658 | #154 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2004 | 2,814 | #141 | 11 | #9,469 |
| 2003 | 2,917 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3,077 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,924 | #135 | 5 | #16,206 |
| 2000 | 3,174 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,939 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3,014 | #127 | 5 | #14,960 |
| 1997 | 3,315 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3,205 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 3,206 | #116 | 5 | #14,211 |
| 1994 | 2,278 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 2,160 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,912 | #167 | 8 | #9,798 |
| 1991 | 1,733 | #181 | 6 | #12,029 |
| 1990 | 1,695 | #183 | 5 | #13,734 |
| 1989 | 1,680 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 1,625 | #172 | 10 | #7,317 |
| 1987 | 1,565 | #175 | 7 | #9,112 |
| 1986 | 1,484 | #179 | 14 | #5,268 |
| 1985 | 1,651 | #166 | 10 | #6,615 |
| 1984 | 1,589 | #169 | 9 | #6,989 |
| 1983 | 1,550 | #168 | 9 | #6,902 |
| 1982 | 1,169 | #211 | 7 | #8,534 |
| 1981 | 1,101 | #222 | 6 | #9,482 |
| 1980 | 1,107 | #217 | 9 | #6,977 |
| 1979 | 1,010 | #226 | 8 | #7,541 |
| 1978 | 817 | #249 | 5 | #10,287 |
| 1977 | 725 | #270 | 6 | #8,810 |
| 1976 | 717 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 719 | #269 | 5 | #9,556 |
| 1974 | 617 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 576 | #304 | 6 | #7,755 |
| 1972 | 577 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 661 | #299 | 7 | #6,851 |
| 1970 | 782 | #271 | 5 | #8,428 |
| 1969 | 658 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 573 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 577 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 626 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 619 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 669 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 780 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 772 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 813 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 718 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 590 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 587 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 639 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 613 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 610 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 620 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 551 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 550 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 504 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 469 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 465 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 419 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 451 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 388 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 343 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 390 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 417 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 403 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 373 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 317 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 290 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 285 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 275 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 251 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 288 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 271 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 253 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 271 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 261 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 304 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 296 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 309 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 347 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 333 | #310 | 5 | #5,170 |
| 1925 | 373 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 368 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 381 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 417 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 411 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 391 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 406 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 435 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 398 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 351 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 357 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 253 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 186 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 169 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 67 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 96 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 59 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 79 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 75 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 64 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 63 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 58 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 61 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 54 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 45 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 82 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 40 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 52 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 72 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 71 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 77 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 62 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 55 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 64 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 56 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 65 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 39 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 45 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 48 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 69 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 59 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 41 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 32 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 41 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 33 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 52 | #228 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Grant reached #115 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #5,170 in 1926. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Grant
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.