Grant
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About Grant
One-time beach-boy compadre of Glenn, Greg, and Gary that originated as a nickname for a tall person, Grant has become a no-nonsense, career-oriented grown-up and one that is seeing new appreciation. It was chosen for his son by actor Morris Chestnut. It has cultural cred via artist Grant Wood, whose best known painting is 'American Gothic.'
Pronounced GRANT.
As of October 2026, Grant ranked #228 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #115 in 1997, Nameberry popularity #268.
Editor's take: The name Grant is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "large".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #155 | 2,646 | 1,377.5 |
| 2015 | #177 | 2,361 | 1,231.8 |
| 2016 | #171 | 2,351 | 1,238.8 |
| 2017 | #173 | 2,293 | 1,238.8 |
| 2018 | #184 | 2,167 | 1,193.2 |
| 2019 | #198 | 1,982 | 1,104.7 |
| 2020 | #213 | 1,771 | 1,026 |
| 2021 | #214 | 1,789 | 1,022.6 |
| 2022 | #220 | 1,672 | 957.6 |
| 2023 | #228 | 1,541 | 900.9 |
| 2024 | #241 | 1,453 | 843.4 |
| 2025 | #228 | 1,555 | 910.4 |
World rankings
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Grant on lists
Famous Grants
- Grant DeVolson Wood
American painter
- Grant Morrison
Scottish comic book writer
- Grant Green
American jazz musician and composer
- Grantley Jonathan "Grant" Nicholas
Welsh musician of rock band Feeder
- Grant Goodeve
American actor
- (Thomas) Grant Gustin
American Actor
- Grant Scott Fuhr
Canadian ice hockey player
- Grant William Masche
sextuplet on reality TV show "Raising Sextuplets"
- Grant Alan Show
American actor
- Grant Chestnut
son of American actor Morris Chestnut
- Grant Henry Hill
American pro basketballer
- Grant Robison
American Olympic runner
- (Herbert) Grant Adcox
American NASCAR driver
- Grant Masaru Imahara
American electronics expert on TV's "Mythbusters"
- Ulysses Simpson Grant
18th President of the United States; Union Civil War general
- Cary Grant
Anglo,American actor
Grant in pop culture
- Grant Loud
character in An American Family
- Grant Mitchell
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Grant Mitchell
character on Australian soap "Home & Away"
- Grant Ward
an agent on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Grant Brody
character in video game "Far Cry 3"
- Grant Wilson
character in 2016 TV movie "Backstabbed"
- Grant
rock type gym leader in Pokémon XY
- Grant Devon
character on TV's "Famous in Love"
- Grant MacLaren
character on "TV's Travelers"
- Steven Grant "Steve" Rogers aka Captain America
Marvel Comics superhero
- Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III
character on Scandal