Granville
Norman surname from places in Normandy whose name joins the French grand, meaning large, with ville, a settlement or estate; it later served as a given name.
Granville in 2025
Granville was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 26,083rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Granville
Granville reached its highest point in 1918, when 148 babies were given the name, ranking 1,067th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 629th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,501 babies have been named Granville. Half of them were born before 1930, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Granville by decade
| Decade | Babies named Granville | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 219 | 629 |
| 1890s | 216 | 833 |
| 1900s | 226 | 1,020 |
| 1910s | 856 | 1,067 |
| 1920s | 1,189 | 1,102 |
| 1930s | 783 | 1,306 |
| 1940s | 671 | 1,491 |
| 1950s | 490 | 2,062 |
| 1960s | 314 | 2,763 |
| 1970s | 214 | 3,378 |
| 1980s | 134 | 5,396 |
| 1990s | 82 | 10,464 |
| 2000s | 57 | 14,909 |
| 2010s | 34 | 18,016 |
| 2020s | 16 | 23,101 |
Where Granville is heading
Granville has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 5 babies in 2015 to 5 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Granville is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Granville
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Granville.