Granger
Granger was the 1636th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 959th with 234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 563 places. More babies were named Granger in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,636 boys, down 565 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 103boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,153babies recorded
Granger popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2022.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,636 | 103 |
| 2020 | #1,071 | 187 |
| 2010 | #6,153 | 14 |
| 2000 | #6,492 | 10 |
| 1990 | #7,495 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,657 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,178 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Granger, counting every spelling?
Granger has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,523 for boys in 2025, against #1,636 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Granger?
103 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Granger (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Granger born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Granger.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Granger?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Granger are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Granger a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Granger by state
How common Granger was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (3.3×), Missouri (3.1×), Oklahoma (2.5×), Alabama (2.0×), Georgia (1.6×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Granger: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Granger, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Granger
How popular is the name Granger?
Granger was the 1636th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 959th with 234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 563 places. More babies were named Granger in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Granger a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Granger in the US.
Where is Granger most popular?
In 2021–2025, Granger was most common in Indiana (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Oklahoma.