Grant name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old English, Old French and Latin

Usage: English, Scottish, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Grant

g-ra-nt

Meaning: Big, Tall and The Great

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What does Grant mean?
Variations of Grant
How popular is Grant?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Grant
Sibling Names for Grant
Famous People Named Grant
Lists having Grant

What does Grant mean?

Desirable and Ceaseless Latin, Old English and Old French Grant is particulary used in Danish, Norwegian, English, Swedish, Finnish and Scottish, meaning of Grant is "Great, Tall or The Great" is aimed at both boys and girls.

Grant is equivalent of An Anglo-Norman Nickname Meaning Large in Scottish language.

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How do I pronounce Grant?

Three syllabled Grant is most commonly pronounced as g-ra-nt.

Variants of Grant

Graent

Names that rhyme with Grant

How popular is the name Grant?

Grant was a popular name in United States. Over 124840 babies have been given the moniker in 167 years. When at the peak of its usage in 1997, it ranked 115th when 3314 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 167 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still going strong on charts. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names a staggering 139 times

Grant is common in England and Wales where over 1158 new-borns have been given the name since 1996.

Presently the moniker is on a rise, in 1996, 307 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 128th position. Also, In New South Wales, Grant was once a common name since emerging in 1953 it has been given to over 6774 babies.

At its zenith in 1966,. After 37 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Also, Grant was a common name in Queensland. Over 2249 babies have been named Grant since 1960.

When at the peak of its usage in 1978,. After 30 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

Grant is an uncommon baby name in Ireland where it may not be used now.

Grant is a rare baby name in France there is very thin chances of it still being given. But Grant is a popular baby name in Canada where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Australia, South Africa, England, New Zealand, Malawi and Scotland.

As per our evaluation, over 210000 people has been named Grant globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	228	1539	0	0
2022	220	1663	0	0
2021	212	1779	0	0
2020	213	1768	0	0
2019	197	1981	15501	5
2018	184	2167	0	0
2017	172	2290	0	0
2016	171	2351	0	0
2015	177	2361	0	0
2014	155	2645	11919	8

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Grant in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	16	16	0	5
	93	10	20	0
	61	80	0	2
	13	43	0	2
	36	0	0	0

What numerology tells about Grant?

When it comes to your career, reconsider your moves before you make any stupid decision you will regret later like you always do. You are trustworthy and know how to keep a secret for your friends. You are a child of change. Your persistence is what got you where you are in first place. You are born to enjoy not rush around all the time. You need to open up and allow your closest ones to enter your real world.

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Felisa - Odd girl name Felisa is used prevalently in Spanish. It is rooted from Latin, meaning of Felisa is "The Successful or The Lucky"

Sibling Names for Grant

If you have decided on the name Grant for your baby boy, and now you're looking for sibling names that complement it perfectly, then you've come to the right place. Here are some fantastic sibling names that go well with Grant and offer a variety of styles to choose from.

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Famous people named Grant

Grant Devine, 11th Premier of Saskatchewan
Grant Gillon, New Zealand politician
Grant Dexter,
Grant Batty, former rugby union footballer
Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist
Grant Stevens, left his homeland
Grant Bristow, mole for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service working inside the Heritage Front for six years
Grant Taylor, English-born actor best known as the abrasive General Henderson in the Gerry Anderson science fiction series 'UFO' and for his lead role
Grant Jeffrey, Canadian Bible teacher of Bible prophecy/eschatology and biblical archaeology and a proponent of dispensational evangelical Christianity
Grant Thomas, New Zealand politician
Grant McLeod, former field hockey player from New Zealand
Grant H. Palmer, American educator best
Grant O. Gale, S.S. Williston Professor of physics at Grinnell College
Grant Wallace, American journalist, artist, screenwriter
Grant Barry, former trombone player of Reel Big Fish
Grant Page, Australian stuntman
Grant Gilmore, American law professor
Grant Smillie, Melbourne based house music DJ
Grant McConachie, Canadian bush pilot and businessman
Grant McNally, member of the House of Commons of Canada
Grant Martin, Canadian retired ice hockey player
Grant Langston, American singer-songwriter
Grant Strate, Canadian dancer, choreographer and academic
Grant Goldman, Australian radio and television personality and presenter
Grant Mokoena, South African cricketer
Grant Rowe, Sydney based artist
Grant Jackson, attorney
Grant Jones,
Grant Showbiz, British record producer principally
Grant Cooper, chief defense attorney
Grant Davies, Australian sprint canoeist
Grant M. Hudson, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
Grant Piro, Australian actor
Grant Main, member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Grant A. Rice, American theatrical producer, manager
Grant Robinson, New Zealand cricketer
Grant Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter
Grant Krieger, prominent Canadian cannabis rights advocate
Grant Cogswell, American screenwriter
Grant Mudford, Australian photographer
Grant Lingard, New Zealand born artist who
Grant Colburn, American composer, pianist and harpsichordist
Grant Llewellyn, Welsh conductor and Music Director of the North Carolina Symphony
Grant Bramwell, sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s
Grant Olney, singer/songwriter
Grant Allen, Canadian science writer and novelist
Grant Green, American jazz guitarist and composer
Grant Wood, American painter best
Grant Morrison, Scottish comic book writer and playwright
Grant Hill, former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada
Grant Gee, British film maker

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Queensland Government - Open Data Portal, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names
NSW Government, https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/popular-baby-names

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