Grant

Grant

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Grant is an English given name derived from the French grand meaning 'tall' or 'large'. It was originally a nickname given to those with remarkable size.

From Wikipedia

Grant first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 307 babies (rank #128 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Grant

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Grant yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,131

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

307

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	307	#128
1997	208	#166
1998	131	#232
1999	86	#309
2000	57	#395
2001	50	#428
2002	36	#570
2003	27	#770
2004	30	#754
2005	32	#769
2006	21	#1,064
2007	16	#1,387
2008	23	#1,094
2009	14	#1,595
2010	11	#1,944
2011	19	#1,311
2012	19	#1,330
2013	10	#2,105
2014	7	#2,788
2015	14	#1,714
2016	13	#1,831

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

307

#128

1997

208

#166

1998

131

#232

1999

#309

2000

#395

2001

#428

2002

#570

2003

#770

2004

#754

2005

#769

2006

#1,064

2007

#1,387

2008

#1,094

2009

#1,595

2010

#1,944

2011

#1,311

2012

#1,330

2013

#2,105

2014

#2,788

2015

#1,714

2016

#1,831

Meaning

Numerology of Grant

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Grant

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Year-by-Year Detail