Grant has been given to about 136,669 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Grant ranks 228th among American boys in 2025, with 1,555 born that year. Its best year was 1997, when 3,315 babies were given the name, ranking 115th. The typical living American called Grant is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Hampshire, where it accounts for 0.24% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.