Grover
About Grover
Forget the furry blue Muppet, forget corpulent President Cleveland (not too difficult), and consider this name anew. We think it's spunky, a little funky, and well worth a second look, similar in style to the likes of Wilder and Ranger, to Sullivan, Chester, and Stanley.
President (Stephen) Grover Cleveland was considered well-liked and respectable in his time, notable for his integrity and fight against political corruption. As such, many children were named after him, popularizing the name and pushing it to Number 20 in the 1880s, around the time of his presidency. Today, however, some may recall his passing and enthusiastic support of the Dawes Act which was so devastating to Native Americans.
Another well known Grover is jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.
A recent year saw Grover used for 26 boys in the US.
Pronounced GROVE-ur.
As of October 2026, Grover ranked #4298 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #20 in 1885.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,941 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,914 | 27 | 14.6 |
| 2018 | #3,640 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #4,043 | 26 | 14.5 |
| 2020 | #4,913 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | #4,291 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | #4,212 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #3,923 | 28 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | #4,102 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | #4,298 | 24 | 14.1 |
Similar names
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- Pip
- Woodrow
- Art
- Lou
- Jem
- Iggy
- Artie
- Gulliver
- Ike
- Sully
- Fritz
- Willoughby
- Jean-Luc
- Fitz
- Kermit
- Irving
- Floyd
- Elmer
- Burl
- Pim
Grover on lists
Famous Grovers
- (Stephen) Grover Cleveland
22nd and 24th U.S. president
- Grover Cleveland Alexander
American baseball pitcher
- Grover Cleveland "Slim" Lowdermilk
American baseball pitcher
- Grover Washington
Jr., American jazz saxophonist
- Grover Allen Hartley
American baseball catcher
- Grover Glenn Norquist
American political activist
- Grover Simcox
American illustrator, painter and naturalist
- Grover Silcox
American comedian
- Grover Curry Mitchell
American jazz trombonist
- Grover Jones
American screenwriter
Grover in pop culture
- Grover
Sesame Street Muppet
- Grover Underwood
satyr in the Percy Jackson series
- Grover Muldoon
character from the movie “Silver Streak”
- Grover Theo Horvath
son of Hannah on TV's "Girls"
- Grover
child of two high,strung, vicariously overachieving parents on TV's "Portlandia"
- Grover's Corners
setting of the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder
- Ziggy Grover
the Green Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers RPM"