Boy
Grant
As a boy's name, Grant is understood to mean "great, tall". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. In total, about 121,610 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
ScottishScottish surname from French "grand"
EtymologyMeaning "great, tall"
Births by decade
1900s
640
1910s
2,718
1920s
3,631
1930s
2,749
1940s
3,966
1950s
5,738
1960s
6,806
1970s
7,245
1980s
14,597
1990s
25,479
2000s
28,445
2010s
19,596
Peaked in the 2000s · 121,610 total U.S. births since 1900