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?
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.