Granger

Granger: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“farm steward; granary keeper”
Origin
French
Say it
GRAYN-jer · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

An English surname from Anglo-French grainger or granger, originally an occupational name for someone managing a granary or farm grange. As a first name, it is transferred from the surname.

How popular is Granger?

202447.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Granger in 2024157

2024 rank#1,255 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18802,049

Granger is rising: use over the last five years is 8.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Granger

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Granger questions

What does the name Granger mean?

Granger means "farm steward; granary keeper". It comes from French. An English surname from Anglo-French grainger or granger, originally an occupational name for someone managing a granary or farm grange. As a first name, it is transferred from the surname.

Is Granger a boy or girl name?

Granger is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Granger?

157 US babies were named Granger in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Granger?

Granger is usually pronounced GRAYN-jer.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.