Given name & surname
Grainger
“a farmer”
Grainger is a variant of Granger. One English interpretation is “a farmer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Grainger is a variant of Granger. One English interpretation is “a farmer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Grainger is a variant of Granger. An origin associated with Granger is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Grainger through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 162
- 162 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,855 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,855 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 as a first name in 2020; 3,876 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Grainger’s family of names
Grainger has a related form in Granger.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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