Grant: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “tall; large”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- GRANT · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From an Anglo-French and Scottish surname derived from Old French grand/grant, meaning 'great' or 'large.' It began as a nickname for a tall or big person.
How popular is Grant?
Babies named Grant in 20241,453
2024 rank#241 boys
Peak year1997
Total US babies since 1880135,103
Grant has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Grant
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Grant questions
What does the name Grant mean?
Grant means "tall; large". It comes from French. From an Anglo-French and Scottish surname derived from Old French grand/grant, meaning 'great' or 'large.' It began as a nickname for a tall or big person.
Is Grant a boy or girl name?
Grant is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Grant?
1,453 US babies were named Grant in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.
How do you pronounce Grant?
Grant is usually pronounced GRANT.
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.