Grant is a boy's name of French origin meaning “tall.” In 2024 it was given to 1,453 boys in the United States.
Grant belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “tall” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Grant first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #115 in 1997, and in 2024 1,453 babies received the name — 134,896 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Grant means “tall” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Grant is a boy name. In 2024, 1,453 babies received the name in the US.
Grant comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Grant first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #115 in 1997, and 1,453 babies were given the name in 2024.
Grant is pronounced /ɡɹɑːnt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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