Given name & surname
Granite
“one who is steadfast; unyeilding”
Granite is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is steadfast; unyeilding.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is steadfast; unyeilding.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Granite through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 98
- 98 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 263 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.
Granite’s family of names
Granite has a related form in Granit. Granite has a related form in Granet. Granite has a related form in Granete.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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