Grandma Names: The Ultimate Guide

We're living in the golden age of grandma names. Today, there are hundreds of names for grandmothers to choose from beyond the typical grandma names like Grandma and Granny.

Modern grandma names are creative choices that reflect style, personality, and identity. These days, you'll find grandmas answering to names like Pippa, Gogo, and Sunny!

An increasingly popular option is for grandmas to go by their first names, as celebrity grandmas Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour, and Caitlyn Jenner do with their grandchildren.

Read on for our advice on choosing a grandma name and see our collection of 200+ grandma names below. Be sure to check out our guide to grandpa names, too!

How to Pick a Grandma Name

There's a lot to consider when choosing a grandma name. Would you prefer a traditional grandma name or a modern grandma name — i.e. should it sound like a grandma name or not? What's your grandma personality, and do you want your grandma name to reflect that? Do you want a grandma name with ties to your cultural identity?

Our lists below can help you find a grandma name to suit your style, but keep in mind that the grandma name you choose may not be the grandma name that sticks! Young children have difficulty pronouncing certain sounds — because of this, some grandma names take on lives of their own. A child who can't pronounce Sweetie may end up using Cece instead.

Grandma names that are low-risk for evolving are vowel-heavy and use consonants that develop early, like B, M, P, D, T, N, and G — think Nana, Mimi, Dottie, or Boo. L and R are slower-developing consonants, so names with those letters may be more likely to be mispronounced by your grandchild.

Classic Grandma Names

Classic grandma names are traditional choices that generations of children have called their grandmothers. Grandma, of course, is the most classic grandma name, but millions of grandmothers have gone by names like Nana, Grammy, Granny, and Gram as well.

Here, the most traditional grandma names.

1. Gam Gam

2. Gan Gan

3. Gammie

4. G-ma

5. Grandma

6. Grandmom

7. Grandmother

#8 Gram

9. Gram Gram

10. Grammy or Grammie

11. Gran

12. Gran Gran

13. Granny or Grannie

14. Mamaw

15. Memaw or Meemaw

#16 Nan

#17 Nana

#18 Nanny

#19 Nonna

Sassy Grandma Names

Sassy grandma names are for the spunky, fun grandmas who want modern grandma names to match their personalities. Glamma or Glam-Ma is a popular choice today, a hybrid of the words "glamorous" and "grandma".

Other sassy grandma names include word names like Queenie, Diva, Sugar, or even Sassy itself. Or try a modern grandma name with repeating sounds, such as Gigi, Mimi, or Zozo.

#20 Amba

#21 Ammy

#22 Barbie

#23 Biddy

#24 Boo

25. BunBun

26. ChaCha

27. Crumpet

#28 Diva

#29 Dovie

or Dovey

#30 Fancy

31. Gamma

32. Gigi

33. Glamma

34. Golly

35. Goofy

36. Granna

37. Gugi or Googi

#38 Hopie

39. Jelly

#40 Kitten

#41 Leelee

#42 Lucky

#43 Lula

44. Marmee or Marmie

45. Meems

#46 Mia

#47 Mimi

#48 Minnow

#49 Missy

#50 Momo

#51 Moo

52. Mozie or Mozey

53. Nono

54. Mumsy

#55 Ona

#56 Pippa

#57 Queenie

#58 Sassy

#59 Sugar

#60 Taffy

#61 Tippi

62. Toffee

#63 Zippy

64. Zozo

#65 Zuzie

Cute Grandma Names

Cute grandma names have adorable imagery — think Bubbles and Bunny — and may also be terms of endearment, like Darling or Sweetie. Many cute grandma names are also names that mean sweet, such as Honey and Cookie.

Celebrities who use cute grandma names include Kris Jenner, who is known as Lovey to her grandkids, and Susan Sarandon, who goes by Honey.

#66 Amma

#67 Bambi

#68 Birdie

or Birdy

#69 Bitsy

70. Boo Boo

#71 Bubbles

#72 Bunny

#73 Cookie

#74 Darling

#75 Dearie

or Deary

#76 Dolly

77. Giddy

78. Giggles

#79 Goldie

80. Gooey

81. Gooma or Guma

82. Gummy or Gummie

83. Gushy

#84 Honey

85. Huggy or Huggie

#86 Kitty

#87 Lilo

#88 Lollie

#89 Lovie

#90 Lulie

#91 Mamie

92. May May or Mae Mae

93. Mushy

#94 Nemy

95. Noni or Nonni

96. Ommy

#97 Peaches

#98 Peppy

99. Pimmy or Pimmie

#100 Pinky

101. Poppet

#102 Sissy

#103 Sunday

#104 Sweetie

#105 Tiny

#106 Tootsie

#107 Totty

#108 Zazie

#109 Zuzu

Cool Grandma Names

You're not a regular grandma, you're a cool grandma! And cool grandmas need cool grandma names. You may choose a cool word to be your grandma name, such as Groovy or Peachy, or a hybrid name like Grancy (grandma + fancy) or Glammy (glamorous + grammy).

#110 Audie

#111 Bibi

#112 Belle

#113 Candy

#114 Coco

#115 Dotty

#116 Fifi

#117 Gabbie

#118 Gidget

119. Glammy or Glammie

#120 Gogi

121. Goma

122. Grancy or Granci

123. Groovy

124. Gumma

#125 Happy

#126 Juju

#127 Lala

#128 Lita

#129 Lolo

#130 Lulu

#131 Lunie

132. Mamoo

#133 Mellow

#134 Merry

135. Mimzy

#136 Moa

137. Mom-Mom

#138 Nim

139. Noonoo or Nunu

#140 Peachy

#141 Peppa

#142 Pippi

or Pippy

#143 Soma

#144 Sunny

#145 Tetty

#146 Tibby

147. Two-Mom

#148 Zeldy

or Zeldie

149. Zeze

Badass Grandma Names

Badass grandma names are rock-and-roll choices that sound like anything but grandma names. Why be Grandma when you could be called Chili, Gaga, or Pink?

#150 Babs

#151 Beanie

#152 Blondie

#153 Busy

or Bizzie

#154 Cece

or Cici

#155 Chili

#156 Dede

or Didi

#157 Dot

#158 Foxy

159. Gaga

#160 Gila

161. Gogo

162. Grandmama

#163 Immy

#164 Jazzie

#165 Kiki

#166 Lalo

#167 Lela

#168 Lil

#169 Lillemor

#170 Lopa

#171 Luna

#172 Madonna

#173 Mame

#174 Maxie

#175 Minnie

176. Momsy or Momsie

177. MooMoo

#178 Moxie

179. Mumza

180. Nuni

#181 Pepita

#182 Pink

#183 Pipsa

#184 Pixie

#185 Queen

#186 Sparkle

#187 Suki

188. Teeny

189. TeeTee

#190 Tita

#191 Vogue

#192 Zsazsa

#193 Zusa

Grandma in Other Languages

Other names for grandma come from international languages. Learn the Spanish name for grandma, the Irish name for grandma, and more in our collection of international grandma names.

Afrikaans: Ouma

Arabic: Jadati

Armenian: Medzmama or Tatik

Basque: Amona

Bulgarian and Crotian: Baba

Cantonese Chinese: Popo (maternal) or MaaMaa (paternal)

Catalan: Ávia 

Danish and Swedish: Mormor (maternal) or Farmor (paternal)

Dutch and German: Oma

Filipino: Lola

Finnish: Mummo

Flemish: Bomma

French: Grandmère

French-Canadian: Mémé

Greek: Yiayia or Yaya

Hawaiian: Tutu or Kuku

Hebrew: Savta or Safta

Hindi: Daadee

Icelandic: Amma

Irish: Mamó or Móraí

Italian: Nonna, Nonnina, or Nonni

Japanese: Oba-chan or Sobo

Korean: Halmeoni

Lithuanian: Senelė

Malagasy: Bebe

Malay and Indonesian: Nenek

Mandarin Chinese: Lao lao (maternal) or Nǎinai (paternal)

Māori: Kuia

Mongolian: Emee

Norwegian: Bestemor

Polish: Babcia

Portuguese: Avó or Vovó

Russian: Babushka

Samoan: Tinamatua

Serbian: Baka

Shona: Ambuya

Slovak: Babka

Slovenian: Babica

Somali: Ayeeyo

Spanish: Abuela or Abuelita

Sudanese: Nini

Swahili: Bibi

Ukrainian: Babusya 

Vietnamese: Bà

Welsh: Nain

Yiddish: Bubbe  

Zulu: Ugogo or Gogo