boy's name

Grantas

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 49

Ireland

#742

2011 births

Grantas is a boy's name. In 2021 it was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2008, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2007.

Grantas over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

19
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Grantas by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 19
2010s 14
2020s (to 2021) 7

How popular is Grantas?

In 2021, Grantas was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Grantas is used

Ireland #742 3 in 2011
England & Wales #4,133 4 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Grantas

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Grantas also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Grantas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Grantas

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Grantas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Grantas

How popular is the name Grantas?

In 2021, Grantas was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Grantas a girl's or a boy's name?

Grantas is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Grantas most popular?

Grantas peaked in 2008, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.