Grover: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “lives by a grove”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- GROH-vər · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname derived from grove, for someone who lived near a small wood. It became established as a given name through surname use.
How popular is Grover?
Babies named Grover in 202426
2024 rank#4,057 boys
Peak year1884
Total US babies since 188027,181
Grover is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Grover
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Grover questions
What does the name Grover mean?
Grover means "lives by a grove". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from grove, for someone who lived near a small wood. It became established as a given name through surname use.
Is Grover a boy or girl name?
Grover is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Grover?
26 US babies were named Grover in 2024. Its peak year was 1884.
How do you pronounce Grover?
Grover is usually pronounced GROH-vər.
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.