Given name & surname
Granger
“a farmer”
Granger is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a farmer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a farmer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Granger through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,153
- 2,147 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 234 babies
- 2025
- 103
- #1,636 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 103 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,636 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,087 as a first name in 2020; 16,684 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.
Granger’s family of names
Granger has a related form in Graenge. Granger has a related form in Graenger. Granger has a related form in Grainge.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Granger
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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