Grover
Last seen for girls in 1946 at #4,417 · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 802 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 27,113since 1880
Grover over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,249 | 24 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,072 | 26 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,883 | 28 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,184 | 25 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,247 | 24 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,855 | 19 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,003 | 26 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,607 | 30 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,889 | 27 | |
| 2016 | — | #5,318 | 17 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,890 | 19 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,733 | 15 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,661 | 28 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | — | #8,079 | 9 | |
| 2010 | — | #5,251 | 17 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,692 | 10 | |
| 2008 | — | #5,767 | 15 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,262 | 13 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,525 | 15 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,096 | 10 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,138 | 12 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,258 | 11 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,919 | 15 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,667 | 12 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,389 | 17 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,341 | 16 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,466 | 11 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,830 | 17 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,246 | 20 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,459 | 18 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,224 | 19 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,553 | 26 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,245 | 30 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,989 | 32 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,974 | 31 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,791 | 34 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,834 | 32 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,581 | 38 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,651 | 35 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,514 | 41 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,225 | 56 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,391 | 46 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,206 | 57 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,299 | 48 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,158 | 57 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,005 | 68 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,127 | 56 | |
| 1974 | — | #948 | 74 | |
| 1973 | — | #865 | 84 | |
| 1972 | — | #887 | 82 | |
| 1971 | — | #811 | 99 | |
| 1970 | — | #818 | 98 | |
| 1969 | — | #762 | 105 | |
| 1968 | — | #742 | 101 | |
| 1967 | — | #705 | 110 | |
| 1966 | — | #698 | 112 | |
| 1965 | — | #653 | 129 | |
| 1964 | — | #622 | 156 | |
| 1963 | — | #666 | 138 | |
| 1962 | — | #618 | 156 | |
| 1961 | — | #603 | 172 | |
| 1960 | — | #596 | 173 | |
| 1959 | — | #602 | 166 | |
| 1958 | — | #547 | 198 | |
| 1957 | — | #516 | 221 | |
| 1956 | — | #497 | 233 | |
| 1955 | — | #453 | 269 | |
| 1954 | — | #490 | 218 | |
| 1953 | — | #432 | 269 | |
| 1952 | — | #421 | 271 | |
| 1951 | — | #392 | 299 | |
| 1950 | — | #370 | 334 | |
| 1949 | — | #412 | 268 | |
| 1948 | — | #371 | 331 | |
| 1947 | — | #381 | 323 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #368 | 312 |
| 1945 | — | #369 | 263 | |
| 1944 | — | #326 | 343 | |
| 1943 | — | #320 | 361 | |
| 1942 | — | #334 | 333 | |
| 1941 | — | #334 | 297 | |
| 1940 | — | #320 | 309 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #313 | 315 |
| 1938 | — | #298 | 336 | |
| 1937 | — | #314 | 293 | |
| 1936 | — | #320 | 282 | |
| 1935 | — | #300 | 329 | |
| 1934 | — | #305 | 316 | |
| 1933 | — | #290 | 334 | |
| 1932 | — | #279 | 381 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #272 | 410 |
| 1930 | — | #284 | 401 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #268 | 434 |
| 1928 | — | #261 | 472 | |
| 1927 | — | #258 | 492 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #245 | 529 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #249 | 517 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #241 | 566 |
| 1923 | — | #229 | 575 | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #204 | 633 |
| 1921 | — | #198 | 690 | |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #196 | 684 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #189 | 680 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #188 | 673 |
| 1917 | — | #209 | 540 | |
| 1916 | — | #193 | 590 | |
| 1915 | — | #217 | 478 | |
| 1914 | — | #200 | 416 | |
| 1913 | — | #219 | 289 | |
| 1912 | — | #236 | 219 | |
| 1911 | — | #237 | 114 | |
| 1910 | — | #221 | 113 | |
| 1909 | — | #221 | 97 | |
| 1908 | — | #225 | 85 | |
| 1907 | — | #248 | 71 | |
| 1906 | — | #242 | 65 | |
| 1905 | — | #281 | 49 | |
| 1904 | — | #249 | 58 | |
| 1903 | — | #252 | 55 | |
| 1902 | — | #282 | 45 | |
| 1901 | — | #245 | 49 | |
| 1900 | — | #287 | 52 | |
| 1899 | — | #306 | 33 | |
| 1898 | — | #285 | 41 | |
| 1897 | — | #234 | 56 | |
| 1896 | — | #205 | 74 | |
| 1895 | — | #168 | 93 | |
| 1894 | — | #137 | 118 | |
| 1893 | — | #67 | 289 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #47 | 454 |
| 1891 | — | #99 | 163 | |
| 1890 | — | #99 | 177 | |
| 1889 | — | #83 | 210 | |
| 1888 | — | #44 | 474 | |
| 1887 | — | #59 | 290 | |
| 1886 | — | #45 | 407 | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #20 | 768 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #20 | 802 |
| 1883 | — | #104 | 127 | |
| 1882 | — | #220 | 56 | |
| 1881 | — | #276 | 32 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Grover was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1994–1995, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.
Where Grover is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#136 · 1 in 806
- Tennessee#136 · 1 in 901
- Kentucky#150 · 1 in 952
- Arkansas#153 · 1 in 863
- Georgia#154 · 1 in 942
Best ever in a state: #64 in North Carolina, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #136 | 32 | 1 in 806 |
| Tennessee | #136 | 27 | 1 in 901 |
| Kentucky | #150 | 26 | 1 in 952 |
| Arkansas | #153 | 19 | 1 in 863 |
| Georgia | #154 | 29 | 1 in 942 |
| North Carolina | #158 | 36 | 1 in 879 |
| Mississippi | #163 | 18 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Virginia | #168 | 21 | 1 in 1,004 |
| West Virginia | #172 | 15 | 1 in 1,080 |
| South Carolina | #179 | 13 | 1 in 1,263 |
| Florida | #181 | 11 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Maryland | #183 | 6 | 1 in 1,939 |
| Oklahoma | #216 | 14 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Louisiana | #238 | 13 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Missouri | #250 | 10 | 1 in 2,716 |
| Pennsylvania | #274 | 19 | 1 in 4,024 |
| Ohio | #276 | 12 | 1 in 3,999 |
| Iowa | #291 | 5 | 1 in 3,793 |
| Texas | #302 | 28 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Indiana | #312 | 5 | 1 in 4,770 |
| Illinois | #320 | 10 | 1 in 5,391 |
| Michigan | #403 | 5 | 1 in 7,787 |
| New York | #428 | 10 | 1 in 9,020 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Grover
- 177 spots since 2024 (#4,072 → #4,249)
- 606 spots since 2020 (#4,855 → #4,249)
- 641 spots since 2015 (#4,890 → #4,249)
- Biggest jump: 127 spots in 1881 (#403 → #276)
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1975 (#948 → #1,127)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #20 (802 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1884–1893
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1880–1974
- Highest: 1 in 140 boys born in 1885 were named Grover (0.71%)
- Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #20 in 1884, was only 1 in 143 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.6% of all boys named Grover (5,592) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,184 | #20 (1884) | #127 |
| 1890s | 1,498 | #47 (1892) | #165 |
| 1900s | 626 | #221 (1909) | #253 |
| 1910s | 4,112 | #188 (1918) | #211 |
| 1920s | 5,592 | #196 (1920) | #235 |
| 1930s | 3,397 | #272 (1931) | #298 |
| 1940s | 3,140 | #320 (1943) | #354 |
| 1950s | 2,478 | #370 (1950) | #472 |
| 1960s | 1,352 | #596 (1960) | #667 |
| 1970s | 723 | #811 (1971) | #1,012 |
| 1980s | 375 | #1,225 (1981) | #1,720 |
| 1990s | 163 | #2,553 (1990) | #4,102 |
| 2000s | 130 | #4,389 (2000) | #5,971 |
| 2010s | 197 | #3,607 (2018) | #5,259 |
| 2020s | 146 | #3,883 (2023) | #4,248 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Grover in 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 212,946 of them was named Grover, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 648 names at #4,331; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 2,536 of them was named Grover, which outranked 93.7% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).