Granville
Granville was the 12678th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 330th; the most babies were born in 1918 (148). Over the last ten years it has moved up 57 places. More babies were named Granville in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,678 boys, down 1,602 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,501babies recorded
Granville popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,678 | 5 |
| 2020 | #11,076 | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #5,532 | 9 |
| 1980 | #2,655 | 18 |
| 1970 | #1,869 | 23 |
| 1960 | #1,184 | 44 |
| 1950 | #910 | 57 |
| 1940 | #705 | 74 |
| 1930 | #630 | 95 |
| 1920 | #516 | 140 |
| 1910 | #590 | 24 |
| 1900 | #521 | 21 |
| 1890 | #469 | 16 |
| 1880 | #330 | 27 |
How popular is Granville, counting every spelling?
Granville has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Granville?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Granville (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Granville 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Granville.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Granville?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Granville are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 50 and 77. That makes Granville a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Granville by state
How common Granville was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.2×), Oklahoma (3.2×), Kentucky (3.0×), Tennessee (2.9×), Arkansas (2.3×). In 32 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 Granville: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Granville, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Granville
How popular is the name Granville?
Granville was the 12678th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 330th; the most babies were born in 1918 (148). Over the last ten years it has moved up 57 places. More babies were named Granville in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Granville a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Granville in the US.
Where was Granville most popular?
In 1916–1920, Granville was most common in Delaware (0.77 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maine and Virginia.