Meaning and history
From an English and Scottish surname derived from the Norman French grand, meaning “great” or “large,” Grant became popular in America partly in honor of Ulysses Grant (1822–1885), the Union commander during the American Civil War who later served as president.
20062006: 2,688 births, rank #155
2007: 2,569 births, rank #161
2008: 2,866 births, rank #143
2009: 2,728 births, rank #145
2010: 2,537 births, rank #155
20112011: 2,541 births, rank #151
2012: 2,470 births, rank #163
2013: 2,419 births, rank #169
2014: 2,646 births, rank #155
2015: 2,361 births, rank #177
20162016: 2,352 births, rank #171
2017: 2,294 births, rank #173
2018: 2,167 births, rank #184
2019: 1,983 births, rank #198
2020: 1,771 births, rank #213
20212021: 1,790 births, rank #213
2022: 1,672 births, rank #220
2023: 1,541 births, rank #228
2024: 1,458 births, rank #241
20252025: 1,555 births, rank #228
Grant rose from #241 to #228 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1997, with 3,315 births.